Drunken Leeds father ‘did not look back’ and staggered away as 12-year-old son was killed on M62

A drunken dad walked away and abandoned his autistic son when was killed by a motorist as they walked along the M62.

Matthew Rycroft from Harehills flipped his Audi Q5 courtesy car on the busy motorway then attempted to cross the live lanes with his 12-year-old son, who was fatally struck by a passing car. Rycroft was jailed at Leeds Crown Court today for 10 years after admitting the manslaughter of young Callum Rycroft. He also admitted dangerous driving and refusing to provide a sample for alcohol analysis.

His parents called him and urged him to stop driving and Callum was heard in the background saying: “Dad won’t stop.” They also tried to follow him, but Rycroft ignored them, and he was seen driving erratically in Huddersfield, before joining the M62 at J25. Witnesses reported seeing Rycroft swerve across lanes on the motorway before colliding with a crash barrier.

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