19-05-2025
Uninsured learner driver fled after killing woman in head-on crash
An uninsured learner driver ran away after a road crash in which a woman died and her husband was left with serious injuries, a court heard.
Khizer Ali, 24, crashed his mother's VW Golf into a Vauxhall Meriva carrying Valerie Ayres, 65, and her husband, David, 70, who were on their way to go shopping.
Dashcam footage shows Ali speeding at 59mph in a 40mph zone moments before the fatal crash on the A441 in Redditch, Worcestershire, on April 23 last year.
Mrs Ayres was killed instantly while her husband suffered life-changing injuries.
Ali, of Redditch, admitted numerous offences including causing death by dangerous driving, at Worcester crown court on May 16.
He was sentenced to 11 years and three months in jail and
