'I didn't see him, I didn't see him': Delivery driver killed man, 26, in crash seconds after he sent Snapchats behind the wheel
21.09.2023 - 10:23
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A takeaway delivery driver messaged his girlfriend on Snapchat seconds before crashing into a young rugby player. Jordan Welsby was 'catapulted into the air' after he was struck by a Vauxhall Corsa driven by Faisal Yasin, from Rochdale.
Liverpool Crown Court heard yesterday (September 20) that 25-year-old Yasin told members of the public he 'didn't see' Mr Welsby after driving straight into him without braking. Mr Welsby, 26, was rushed to hospital with 'catastrophic' head injuries following the crash on Boxing Day 2020.
He died six days later on New Year's Eve. On the same day, Yasin was pulled over by police for further motoring offences, the Liverpool Echo reports.
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The court heard Mr Welsby had been out drinking with teammates to mark the festive period. Kate Morley, prosecuting, described how at around 11pm, he was crossing Prescot Road in St Helens, near to the Eccleston Arms pub, when he was stuck by Yasin's vehicle.
The Blackbrook ARLFC half back, who also represented Great Britain and Lancashire at amateur level, was rushed to Aintree Hospital before being transferred into intensive care unit at the Walton Centre, where he died nearly a week later.
Yasin, of Wensley Way in Rochdale, had been driving within the 30mph speed limit at the time. Weather conditions were said to have been 'extremely poor' due to Storm Bella, which brought 'high winds and heavy rainfall'.
Yasin drove 'directly into' Mr Welsby without attempting any evasive manoeuvre, the court heard. When police checked his mobile phone,