Car yobs race at 100mph through 30mph streets before one is killed in horror crash as other driver who fled the scene is jailed for nine years
- Craig Norman has been jailed for nine years after a race ended in a fatal crash
- Norman was racing friend James Dickson, who reached speeds of up to 99mph
- Mr Dickson was thrown from the stolen car in the horrific crash in Salford in June
Shocking footage shows the moment two cars raced each other at speeds of up to 99mph in a 30mph zone before a horrific fatal crash.
Craig Norman has been jailed for nine years after racing his ‘lifelong friend’ James Dickson, who died in the collision in Salford.
Mr Dickson, a father-of-three, reached speeds of up to 99mph in a 30mph zone as Norman followed him in his Audi, reaching speeds of 70mph.
Manchester Crown Court heard that 37-year-old Mr Dickson then hit another car when he tried to overtake it, before losing control and ploughing into railings on the side of the road.
Craig Norman has been jailed for nine years for causing death by dangerous driving at Manchester Crown Court
Shocking footage shows the two men racing at high speeds through the 30mph area in Salford
The collision caused extensive damage to the car and the surrounding area.
In footage released by Greater Manchester Police, the two cars can be seen driving at high speeds through Little Hulton and edging forward at traffic lights moments before the horrific crash on Manchester Road East on June 19.
Mr Dickson died after suffering fatal head injuries and a passenger in his Fiat 500, a car stolen weeks earlier, was flung from the car and seriously hurt.
Norman managed to avoid a collision, slowing down as he drove past to see the extent of the damage, but he fled the scene and was arrested on July 1 on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
Norman, who has committed 146 previous offences and was once stabbed by the owner of a house he broke into, denied he had been racing Mr Dickson and described the crash as a ‘tragic accident’ for which he was not at fault.
Both Norman and Mr Dickson were disqualified from driving at the time, and Mr Dickson was also over the drink drive limit.
Norman, of Longshaw Drive, Little Hulton, was unanimously found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving after a trial.
He was sentenced to nine years in prison, to serve two-thirds in custody, and given an extra five years on licence. He was also banned from driving for eight years.
Father-of-three James Dickson, 37, died in the horror crash in Salford in June after reaching speeds of up to 99mph
Police said it was ‘difficult to comprehend’ the ‘avoidable’ tragedy. Pictured: The scene of the fatal car crash on Manchester Road East in June
Police Sergeant Louise Warhurst, of GMP Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: ‘It is really difficult to comprehend the impact of Craig Norman’s reckless and ultimately fatal actions.
‘Situations like this are exactly the reason we are doing so much work to ensure that Greater Manchester’s roads are safer for us all so that fewer families have to receive this tragic news.
‘He not only showed no regard for anyone but himself during the incident, but he has not since offered anything in the way of genuine remorse of compassion for his inexcusable actions.
‘It’s a sad but very real part of our job that we often see the devastating impact of criminally dangerous behaviour on our roads, but these tragic events would largely be avoidable if everyone took extra care for those around them who are also wanting to use our streets safely.’
Mr Dickson’s sister Kelly said in a statement in court: ‘I know James has been an idiot and I know he should not have been driving that car, but I truly believe if Craig Norman had not been egging him on and goading him into a race, James would never have driven that way and he would not be dead.
‘I don’t want people to remember James for the bad decision he made that day, I want them to remember he was a son, brother, father and uncle.’
She said her younger brother had a ‘heart of gold’ and was a ‘kindhearted’ person.
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