A ‘selfish’ thug stole an Audi before leading police on a high-speed pursuit which resulted in the catastrophic death of a beloved mum. Marcel Doyle, 47, stole the car from a driveway as a man was waiting to take his wife to work.
He then was caught on CCTV switching the registration plates before overtaking an unmarked police car at speed. As the car followed him down a number of streets in Royton, Oldham, they reached speeds of 80mph, Minshull Street Crown Court heard.
As he was making his way down Oldham Road, Heather Smedley was at the front of a line of traffic waiting to turn right onto Otmoor Way. Doyle then turned into the junction, narrowly avoiding Mrs Smedley.
