A driver who fatally crashed into a woman after aquaplaning on the M62 at 80mph has escaped jail time.
Peter Maddrell, 57, collided with fellow driver Paula Heaney shortly after entering the motorway from the junction 5 Roby sliproad in the early hours of January 28 2021. Maddrell cut across three lanes of traffic in a diagonal motion to reach the third lane, and had been driving on the rainy motorway for just over a mile when he hit a pool of water and lost control of his car.
He skidded across the width of the motorway and crashed into some trees before spinning back onto the road, where he crashed head-on with Ms Heaney, who was on her way to work at Thatto Heath Co-Op.
