The court heard Barancan Nurcin drove the wrong way on the M25, killing a grandmother on her way to the airport for a 40th birthday trip.
Hertfordshire Police released pictures of the van driving the wrong way along the M25 and of the aftermath of what officers described as a 'catastrophic' crash.
Mrs Hawes had been travelling to Luton Airport to go on holiday while Mr Dek had been a passenger in Nurcin’s vehicle.The court heard the crash happened about half an hour after police first tried to stop the suspected stolen vehicle as it headed south on the M1 in the early hours of 4 February. The court heard Nurcin ran away from the scene of the crash leaving Mr Dek dead in the passenger seat. He was discovered nearby badly injured.
He was also on bail for a public order offence, which happened in London, and he was given a 5 month sentence which will run concurrently. “Zoe Hawes was a much loved mother and grandmother whose life was cruelly cut short because of Nurcin.
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