Disqualified driver Anthony Riley is jailed for 10 years over the death of 35-year-old Mark Hunter.
A disqualified driver who killed his passenger when he crashed a stolen car into a tree as he tried to evade police has been jailed.He survived the crash - on 28 August in Hawton Road, Newark, Nottinghamshire - but his front seat passenger, 35-year-old Mark Hunter, died at the scene.Nottinghamshire Police said officers had been looking for the Volvo - which had been taken from a driveway earlier that day - when they saw it being driven by Riley, who sped away from police.
Riley, of Forest Road, Clipstone, was taken to hospital and was treated for broken ribs and concussion but his passenger was pronounced dead at the scene.Police said in 2021, Riley received a suspended sentence and three-year driving ban for dangerous driving and drink-driving. Police said when passing sentence, Judge Stuart Rafferty KC said: "The cruel irony in this case is the person who was driving dangerously gets injured but walks away. Your life continues but his comes to an end."
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