"In his eyes, there is no spirit left." Clara White is describing the look of hopelessness in her brother, Thomas. He has spent 12 years in prison after stealing a mobile phone.
11.01.2024 - 08:07 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A vodka and cocaine fuelled killer driver crashed into a cyclist before fleeing and leaving him to die. After police traced Sam Hughes, he gave officers false names and pretended to be someone else.
But Hughes has now been locked up after pleading guilty to causing the death of 54-year-old Lee Rayner by careless driving. Hughes had been partying with friends before getting behind the wheel of his VW Polo in Bolton in the early hours of May 5, 2022.
Later, he was discovered to be over the legal limits for alcohol, cannabinoids, MDMA, and cocaine. Hughes, 32, was caught on CCTV buying vodka from a petrol station prior to attending a friend's house in Deane.
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He left his pal's address at about 4.30am. Mr Rayner was cycling south on Victoria Road wearing a high visibility vest and approached the junction of Chorley New Road and Beaumont Road in Horwich.
Hughes turned right onto Chorley New Road from Beaumont Road and hit Mr Rayner, who was pronounced dead at the scene after police and paramedics arrived, at about 5am. Eyewitnesses saw Hughes drive off.
Such was the force of the impact of the crash, the front registration plate of the car broke off and become embedded in the bicycle frame, Greater Manchester Police said. Officers traced the Polo to a street in Farnworth, close to Hughes' home.
Following a hearing at Bolton Crown Court today, Hughes, of Daffodil Road, Farnworth, was sentenced to six years and nine months in prison. After the hearing, Sergeant Andrew Page of GMP’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit said: “Of course our thoughts are with the victim’s family and loved ones at this difficult and saddening time. While
"In his eyes, there is no spirit left." Clara White is describing the look of hopelessness in her brother, Thomas. He has spent 12 years in prison after stealing a mobile phone.
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