In a harrowing incident on the M66 motorway in May, a dangerous driver, Adil Iqbal, 22, who filmed himself weaving recklessly between cars moments before a fatal crash, has had his sentence increased. The crash claimed the life of 38-year-old Frankie Jules-Hough, who was 17 weeks pregnant with her first daughter.
Iqbal had recorded himself reaching speeds of 123mph in his father’s BMW before losing control of the vehicle. The crash occurred when the BMW collided with Ms. Jules-Hough’s Skoda Fabia, which had pulled over on the hard shoulder due to a tire puncture.
Tragically, Ms. Jules-Hough suffered unsurvivable brain injuries, and her unborn daughter, Neeve, also lost her life two days later in the hospital. The grieving family had to witness her passing without her regaining consciousness.
Initially, Iqbal received a 12-year prison sentence in July after pleading guilty to causing death by dangerous driving. Additionally, he was banned from driving for 14 years. However, following an appeal, the Court of Appeal judges deemed the initial sentence unduly lenient and increased it to 15 years.
Ms. Jules-Hough’s son, Thomas Spencer, nine, and nephew Tobias Welby, four, were also in the car during the incident. Both children endured weeks in intensive care, battling serious brain injuries sustained in the crash.
Iqbal, hailing from Accrington, Lancashire, admitted two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving in June. It was revealed that he had a prior conviction for driving without insurance in 2019 and had received a police warning for racing on public roads just two months before the fatal crash.
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