The idea of showrunners such as The White Lotus’ Mike White and Yellowstone’s Taylor Sheridan show write entire series of television by themselves was a much-debated topic of conversation during the WGA’s long summer strike.
08.09.2023 - 18:33 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A 'dangerous and reckless' speeding motorist has been jailed for a hit-and-run smash which claimed the life of a community leader.
Zoltan Lakatos, 26, was speeding at up to 90mph on 30mph roads before he crashed his Mercedes E320 into Volkswagen Touran in Bolton in January.
Lokatos drove away from the crash, leaving the driver of the Touran, 60-year-old delivery driver and community leader Aqeel Akhtar, with fatal injuries. The impact had propelled him from the driver's window. He died from his injuries in hospital the following month.
Today (Friday)) Lokatos, of no fixed abode, was jailed for causing death by dangerous driving.
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The crash at around 9pm on Saturday January 28, 2023, had involved three vehicles and the police investigation established that Lokatos had been driving well above the 30mph speed limit before he struck the Touran, which was turning right from Wordsworth Road onto Halliwell Road.
Mr Akhtar had just completed a delivery when the van struck the off-side of his vehicle. He died of his injuries at Salford Royal Hospital on February 20.
Lokatos was arrested four days later.
Today Lakatos was sentenced at Bolton Crown Court to ten years and 6 months in prison after pleading guilty to causing death by dangerous driving, driving without third party insurance and failing to stop following a road traffic collision and failing to report a road traffic collision.
He was also disqualified from driving for 14 years and 5 months and will have to take an extended retest.
After the hearing, PC John Loxham said: "Firstly, my thoughts are with the family of Aqeel at this sad time. They have gone through a great loss
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