An Amazon worker had been drinking "strong lager" and was streaming music on his mobile phone before he killed a much-loved grandmother in a high-speed crash.
Amazon distribution centre worker Abobakr Mohammed, 25, hit speeds of up to 77mph in a 30mph zone before he collided with 55-year-old Marion Whittaker in Gateshead in November last year. Mohammed had been drinking lager and had cannabis in his system when he took the decision to drive into Newcastle with a co-worker in order to get food.
Newcastle Crown Court heard on Tuesday that Mohammed's Toyota flipped over following the fatal crash on Old Durham Road and landed back on its wheels as members of the public gathered at the scene. Mrs Whittaker, who was walking back from looking after her grandchildren at around 10pm, was tragically killed after sustaining "catastrophic injuries".
