Horrific moment a female driver, 21, runs a red light at 70mph and kills a 20-year-old woman, while she is jailed for nine years
A FEMALE motorist has been jailed for nine years after running a red light on her phone and killing a young woman.
Gruesome footage shows Molly Mycroft, 21, driving 125km/h in a 60km/h zone and in a BMW in Doncaster.
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A passenger in Mycroft’s Seat Ibiza car, 20-year-old Sarah Oliver, tragically died in the crash. Two others were seriously injured.
Mycroft pleaded guilty to causing death by endangerment the driving and seriously injuring two other people.
She was convicted at Sheffield Crown Court today to nine years in prison and sixteen years of driving disqualification.
The court heard Mycroft was driving through a 60km/h zone – and had run a red light on Wheatley Hall Rd – when she crashed into another car on August 2, 2022.
Video obtained by South Yorkshire Police showed the defendant in the moments before the fatal crash using her cell phone and laughing as music blared.
Mycroft’s car was seen on CCTV speeding through red lights above the 60km/h speed limit before crashing into the side of a turning car, killing Mrs Oliver.
Members of Mrs Oliver’s devastated family spoke after the case today about how they missed their beloved daughter, granddaughter, sister and friend every day.
They said: ‘She was a beautiful young woman who had her whole life ahead of her.
“Sarah had the ability to light up a room. She loved spending time with her family and looked forward to traveling and being a godmother to her best friend’s baby. summer.
“She died six days before her 21st birthday and although we should have been planning celebrations, we were planning a funeral instead; her life and our lives were taken from us through selfish acts.”
Sergeant John Taylor, of South Yorkshire Police’s Serious Collisions Investigations Unit, said the case was ‘tragic’.
He added: ‘Mycroft’s actions showed no regard for the safety of others and resulted in the death of Sarah and two other motorists who suffered serious injuries.’
“We know Mycroft was using her mobile phone while driving and was speeding at the time of the collision.
“I urge people to consider the consequences of these actions.”