Overview

• Judge John Thackray KC sentenced Lewis Samuels to five years in a Young Offenders’ Institution and imposed a nine-year driving ban
• Court heard Samuels, 17 at the time and just 11 weeks past his driving test, drove at over 70 mph in a 30 mph zone, colliding with another vehicle before ploughing into spectators
• Connor Richards, a 23-year-old apprentice mechanic from Sheffield, died in hospital five days after the September 2022 collision
• Two bystanders sustained serious physical and psychological injuries and will require ongoing care and counselling
• Humberside Police introduced the 'One Second' campaign to highlight the fatal consequences of reckless driving among young motorists