A 'cowardly' driver who ran off and left a dad-to-be to die after ploughing into him at 128mph on the M6 has been jailed. John Yates, 28, smashed into two cars whilst traveling at high speed through roadworks on the motorway in Cheshire.
One of those was being driven by Christopher Smith, 41, who had left work early that day so that he could spend time with his heavily pregnant wife.
Yates ran off as paramedics attended to Mr Smith, and rushed him to hospital. However he sadly died of injuries the following day. After he was jailed for more than eight years a police chief said Yates had robbed Mr Smith of the chance to meet his child and be a loving father.
