Billy Conroy is detained after crashing a Mazda6 and fleeing leaving his passenger dying.
A "cowardly" boy racer who fled and left his 15-year-old friend dying in the wreckage of a crashed car has been detained.
Conroy, now aged 17, of Ellesmere Road in Newcastle, admitted causing death by dangerous driving and was detained for five and a half years. Conroy drove off at speed through a red light but lost control and clipped the kerb, crashing into poles supporting a road sign on Stamfordham Road. She said the other youths thought only of themselves when they fled and did not offer her son help, adding: "It kills me every day to know he had no-one there with him and how scared he must have been."The court heard Conroy had convictions from the age of 12 and in August 2023 had led police on a 140mph pursuit along the A69 to Hexham.
He also said the youth, who police found hiding in a cupboard, made no effort to help his injured passengers which was a "cowardly thing to do".
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