'Reckless' driver who caused deaths of mother and daughter on Boxing Day jailed

Sky News

2 days ago

A driver who caused the deaths of a mother and daughter on Boxing Day while racing another car through traffic lights at more than 80mph has been jailed.
Amanda Riley, 49, and 72-year-old Linda Philips died in 2023 after a collision involving Mohammed Ibrahim's BMW 420 in Shard End, Birmingham.
Ibrahim, 25, fled the scene after his car - travelling "in convoy" with a BMW X3 in a 30mph zone - crashed into a quad bike while overtaking, and then hit an MG car containing four generations of the same family.
Ms Riley and Ms Philips died at the scene, while four other family members travelling in the MG suffered injuries, including a fractured sternum, a broken leg requiring surgery and bruising to the lungs.
Birmingham Crown Court heard Ibrahim was racing the other BMW through traffic lights at up to 84mph in a 30mph zone.
The driver of the BMW X3 has never been traced, the court heard.
Prosecutor Philip Vollans said: "Both cars were speeding, both cars racing each other.
"The defendant was the faster driver of the two."
The driver's seat of the MG was knocked out of its fixings and it caught fire, leaving its occupants trapped, the court heard.
Ibrahim had previously pleaded guilty to two counts of causing death by dangerous driving and three counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving in Birmingham Crown Court in May.
He was jailed on Wednesday for 13 years and three months.
Judge Paul Farrer KC also imposed a driving ban on Ibrahim of 18 years and nine months and said the defendant's speed and driving were "grossly irresponsible".
The judge said Ibrahim had failed to remain at the scene in circumstances where he must have known he had caused a "catastrophic" accident.
Three relatives of the victims, including the driver of the car they were in, read victim impact statements to the court.
One described the mother and daughter as having "died fighting for their lives, lying on a cold roadside, scared and in tremendous pain".
Senior Crown Prosecutor Neelam Shafiq said that Ibrahim's "reckless actions resulted in the untimely deaths of a much-loved mother and daughter and have caused unimaginable pain for their family".