A man who killed a dinner lady after mowing her down with his car in Sunderland has appeared in court after fleeing from an open prison.
Alan Paul Steel, was 26 when he killed 32-year-old Paula Stead in the hit and run on Sunderland's Ford Estate in 2006, crashing into her and two other family members. Paula’s daughter Bridie was seriously injured in the collision, and her cousin Danica Green, who was 10 at the time, lost her leg.
A major manhunt was launched to find him before he was located at a house in Sunderland. He admitted causing death by dangerous driving, failing to stop or report an accident, driving with no insurance and driving while disqualified.
