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Eleanor Barlow

Driver jailed over death of ‘talented footballer’ at car meet

Mason Hodgson, 23, of Morley, Leeds, has been jailed for eight years for causing the death by dangerous driving of Sam Harding (Cheshire Police/PA) -

A driver who killed a 20-year-old football coach after reaching speeds of almost 100mph at an unauthorised car meet has been jailed for eight years.

Mason Hodgson, 23, from Glen Road, Morley, Leeds, was driving his black Audi S3 at the unregulated event in Warrington, Cheshire, on April 10 2022 when he hit former England Schoolboys player Sam Harding as he stepped into the road.

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