A motorist cleared of causing his friend's death after accelerating as he tried to overtake him has been jailed for dangerous driving.
When flatmates Ross Tyler and Darryl Townsley left their home together, Darryl's girlfriend got into Tyler's car and they were ahead of Darryl, who was on his motorbike.
As they travelled along Green Lane, in Ashington, Northumberland, one morning just before 8am in August 2020, Darryl decided to try to overtake Tyler. A witness saw how Tyler's car appeared to accelerate and was doing around 56mph on the 20mph road, which has traffic calming measures. Darryl then lost control as he tried to get back onto the right side of the road before a bend and crashed into a parked vehicle and suffered fatal injuries.
