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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Douglas Whitbread

Drag-racing council worker killed father-of-three while driving up to 80mph in 40mph zone

West Yorks Police / SWNS

A drag-racing council worker who killed a dad-of-three while driving at almost double the speed limit has been jailed for four years.

Nathan Pickersgill, 23, was travelling at “motorway speeds” and racing other drivers when he ploughed into Shane Grimes on July 13, 2019, leaving his family “devastated”.

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