Wilson Chapman editorMark Gage Stroman, the entertainment advertising strategist who was an early hire at the fledging Fox Broadcasting Co., died Feb. 22 due to complications from COVID. He was 58.Stroman, who most recently served as chief marketing officer of Spin Media, had a long career in advertising and marketing.
'He was dying in my arms': Mum haunted by moments she found her son's lifeless body as his killer fled
09.02.2022 - 09:43 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The heartbroken mum of an 18-year-old who was killed by a dangerous driver says her son's death has 'destroyed' the family.
Marcus Simmons-Allen was just crossing the road with a friend when Connor Matthews drove towards him at 65mph - more than twice the speed limit.
The youngster was hit on George Richards Way, in Altrincham, and rushed to hospital in a critical condition on Sunday, October 10 last year.
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Tragically, the teenager died in hospital the following day.
Matthews, 23, was yesterday (February 8) sentenced to six years and eight months behind bars for Marcus' death, as well as being banned from driving for eight years.
Marcus' mum, Paula Allen, describes her son as 'truly fab' and says her family's lives have been left in 'tatters' following his death.
In court, she bravely recalled the moments she found Marcus moments after the crash.
"I was the first person at Marcus's side, holding him, trying to find his pulse.
"His lifeless body, my son dying in my arms. Time stood still.
"As the short hours passed, we had to accept that Marcus could not and would not ever survive. That night haunts me."
In a video released after her son's killer was jailed, she spoke further of the night her son was hit.
"So I was met by Marcus's friend who was with him when the collision happened," she said.
"So I was on the scene before anybody else was there. It was me who actually found Marcus because he didn't know where Marcus had actually gone.
"He was hysterical. And that's when I saw Marcus. I didn't know it was him at first, my eyes typically were just looking around. I thought maybe he'd been clipped or
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