Killer ploughed car into wall on Manchester estate after speeding to see dying mum
A convicted killer has been spared jail for dangerous driving after a judge accepted his claims he was only speeding at the time due to him being in a 'panic' to see his dying mother.
Howell, of Greenwich Close, Miles Platting, faced up to five years in jail after he admitted dangerous driving but was freed with a 12-month community order with a requirement to complete 150 hours of unpaid work after the judge Miss Recorder Kate Cornell accepted his offending arose out a ''genuine emergency.''
''He was trapped in the car and had to be removed by the fire service before being taken to Manchester Royal Infirmary, where he was later arrested," Mr Howie added. "While he was someone who was driving without a licence due to previous incidents, he put it all at risk because his mother was dying. It was clearly a very short piece of driving, and there are no suggestions he knows he was being followed by the police. It is at the bottom of the scale for dangerous driving offences.''
Howell killed a man in horror ambush Howell had a history of assault, arson, robbery, burglary, violent disorder, wounding and aggravated vehicle taking. He became notorious in June 2002 when he ambushed security guard Sikiru Egberongbe, 64, as he arrived at for work for his night shift at a business park.
Howell then sped off leaving Mr Egberongbe dying in the road. The doting grandfather died five days later in North Manchester General Hospital from fatal chest and leg injuries.
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