Horrifying footage shows moment female driver, 21, killed woman, 20, after speeding through red light while on her phone
Horrifying footage shows a female driver killing a young woman in a fatal crash after running a red light while using her phone.
Molly Mycroft, 21, was driving her Seat Ibiza when she crashed into a BMW on Wheatley Hall Road in Doncaster on August 2, 2022.
Passenger Sarah Oliver, 20, was killed in the crash and two others were seriously injured.
Mycroft pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and seriously injuring two others. She was today jailed for nine years and disqualified from driving for 16 years at Sheffield Crown Court.
The court heard Mycroft was driving 75mph in a 60mph zone and ignored the traffic light which was red for six seconds.
Footage from Molly Mycroft’s car shows her speeding moments before crashing into a BMW, killing Sarah Oliver
Sarah Oliver, 20, (pictured) was killed when Molly Mycroft, 21, crashed into the BMW she was a passenger in on August 2, 2022
Mycroft ignored the traffic light which was red for six seconds and crashed into the BMW where Mrs Oliver was a passenger
Footage obtained by South Yorkshire Police showed Mycroft laughing and joking on her mobile phone as music blared in the car before the fatal collision.
Ms Oliver’s family said in a statement after the case: ‘Sarah, our daughter, granddaughter, sister and beloved friend is missed every day.
‘She was a beautiful young woman who had her whole life ahead of her.
“Sarah had the ability to light up a room. She enjoyed spending time with her family and was looking forward to traveling this summer and becoming godmother to her best friend’s baby.
‘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 actions.
“No family should have to go through what we went through.”
Wheatley Road in Doncaster, where Mycroft crashed into the BMW in which Mrs Oliver was a passenger. Sheffield Crown Court heard how Mycroft drove at 75mph in a 60mph zone and ignored the traffic light which was red for six seconds (Google Street View)
Sergeant John Taylor, of South Yorkshire Police’s Serious Collisions Investigations Unit, said: ‘This is a tragic case.
“Mycroft’s actions showed no regard for the safety of others and resulted in the death of Sarah and two other motorists who were seriously injured.”
‘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.’