Driver films himself speeding at 123mph before fatal crash
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Published 2023-07-19
The crash killed pregnant Hollyoaks star Frankie Jules-Hough and put her son in a coma.
Adil Iqbal, 22, tailgated and undertook other vehicles in his father's BMW car as he reached 123mph on the M66.
Iqbal, was driving with one hand and holding his phone with the other, has been jailed for 12 years.
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All Comments (21)
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I remember seeing videos like this on twitter and users condemning the drivers by saying “they’re gonna kill someone”. Those people replied with “Nothing happened lmao” “y’all are just soft” “roads are meant for driving” and mocking the people concerned. These drivers don’t give a damn about people’s lives
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12 years is a slap on the wrist for double homicide not to mention the countless other crimes that he committed during this.
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Absolute joke. Driving like that is essentially a murder waiting to happen. Anything under 40 years is insulting. This guy killed TWO people.
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"In his dad's BMW" That's all i need to know about what kind of person he is
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I've lost all hope in the UK judicial system. My friend was hit by a drunk driver and was wedged between cars. Firefighters had to get him out. He had to be sent to hospital. The drunk driver was so wasted he couldn't even remember what happened the next day. The driver also has been banned driving twice in the past for drink driving. Finally, they gave him £400 penalty with 3 year driving ban... That's so wrong.
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I actually don't understand how this gets only 12 years and 14 years of a driving ban. They have the power to give him life - and if this case doesn't get that sentence what would? Driving doesn't get much more reckless and the result couldn't be much more horrific. The judge honestly needs their head checked, and the CPS should appeal.
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British judicial system prefers taxes over justice. :) Nowhere in this world they give 12 years for killing a pregnant woman. It is utterly ridiculous. The judge should be prosecuted for giving such low sentence.
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12 years? Only 12 years? Jesus, that should be LIFE.
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This is insane, if they took away his DL and his parents not allowed him to drive this wouldn't have happened! He had two previous driving violations and police let him with WARNING for speeding just weeks before he finally killed someone! Now he'll get out, with life still ahead of him and he can drive again?! How is this punishment? How is it safe to hand DL back to someone like this!!!!
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He should rot in jail
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12 years is not enough, he'll probably do 8 max. Its bad enough losing a loved one, but then to see what our soft judiciary hand out as a punishment just makes it worse. There are too many idiots like this on our roads & a clear message needs to be sent to them, but our legal system is failing us badly.
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Disgusting, 25 years hard labour followed by deportation.
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same old story same old people
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Why the hell is this not life in prison! What a joke!🤬
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He can be glad they don't have firearms in the UK. These light sentences are going to make people take the law into their own hands.
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12 years for being a murderer. God the UK is pathetic
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12 years? WTF? What kind of a justice system is that?
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Can’t believe the driver lives while that poor lady died.
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2 counts of 2nd degree murder, reckless driving, speeding, distracted driving, reckless endangerment, criminal negligence, 2 counts vehicular manslaughter This is 30+ years in jail, not 12
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So unbelievably selfish. Anyone driving at these excessive speeds should be given immediate lifetime driving bans if picked up on any camera. One day hopefully driverless cars will stop this type of thing
