Callum Rycroft, 12, was hit by a car as he attempted to run across the M62 with his father Matthew in August.
A father whose autistic son was killed as they both tried to flee the scene of a motorway crash on foot has “torn the family apart” with his “selfishness”, the boy’s heartbroken mother has said.
At one point, Rycroft, who had been “drinking heavily” that evening, was seen falling over and being helped up by Callum, the court heard. On Friday, Rycroft was sentenced to 10 years in prison after previously pleading guilty to manslaughter, driving dangerously and failing to provide a specimen.Callum’s mother Claire Bancroft, who has since split up with Rycroft over their son’s death, said Callum “would follow everywhere” and “worshipped the ground he walked on”.
CCTV footage from the club shows Rycroft being “demonstrably unsteady on his feet” as he left the club at around 9.10pm.
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