A driver who killed a much loved woman after losing control driving fast around a bend has been spared jail as the "greatest punishment" is living the rest of their life knowing they "have taken another". Chloe Bell, 21, was just 19 when she drove an estimated 46mph around a bend on a 40mph road, losing control of her Mini One, and smashing into two women walking in the same direction she was travelling along a path.
The incident on July 3 2020 tragically killed 70-year-old Elizabeth Anne Lythgoe and seriously injured a friend she was walking with. Anne was thrown forward up to 32 metres along Slag Lane, in Lowton, Wigan, with her friend thrown 16 metres into an adjoining field. Anne died hours later at around 11am in Salford Royal Hospital from her injuries.
Bolton Crown Court heard that Anne and her friend met regularly for walks in the area as a way of keeping active during lockdown and were walking just after 9am up Slag Lane towards Byrom Lane. As Bell turned around a bend on the lane she "appeared to lose control," Charlotte Crangle, prosecuting, told the court.
