Overview

• Jordan Spalding, 23, received a 9-year, 10-month sentence, while Shakeel Ahmed, 29, was sentenced to 11 years and 1 month for their roles in the crash.
• Amber Deakin, 18, a mother of a toddler, died from a fatal head injury after the Vauxhall Vectra crashed on Baildon Road during a high-speed police chase.
• The car, purchased hours earlier for £600, was driven dangerously at over 60mph by Spalding, a provisional-license holder, with Ahmed operating the faulty gearstick from the passenger seat.
• Judge Jonathan Rose condemned the defendants' actions as 'irresponsible, dangerous, and utterly abhorrent,' emphasizing the profound loss suffered by Deakin's family.
• Both men received extended driving bans, and the court ordered the forfeiture and destruction of the vehicle involved in the crash.