Rochdale death crash youth boasted of 142mph M62 drive Published duration 28 May 2015

image copyright Greater Manchester Police image caption Officers said it was the worst crash they had ever seen

A teenager who boasted of driving at 142mph on a motorway went on to kill a man whose car was split in half in a high-speed crash.

Addil Haroon, 19, from Rochdale, claimed he drove from Leeds to Rochdale in 11 minutes on the M62 in a hired Audi A6, Manchester crown court heard.

Haroon then drove at 80mph on a residential street before killing Joseph Brown-Lartey, 25, last November.

He was jailed for six years after pleading guilty over the crash.

Minshull Street Crown Court was told Mr Brown-Lartey died at the scene, on 9 November, at traffic lights in Rochdale.

image copyright GMP image caption Addil Haroon was jailed for six years

Sgt Paul Higgins, of Greater Manchester Police (GMP), said experienced traffic police officers described the crash scene as the "worst" they had ever seen.

Haroon admitted causing death by dangerous driving, causing death whilst unlicensed, causing death whilst uninsured and dangerous driving.

The defendant, of Essex Street, had hired the Audi and then spent several days driving with no licence or insurance, took a photo on his phone as the speedometer reached 142 mph on 8 November.

He messaged a friend saying: "Leeds to Rochdale in 11 mins catch me."

Hours later, at about 04:40 GMT on 9 November, he crashed into Mr Brown-Lartey's Audi A5 at the junction of Bury Road and Sandy Lane.

Sgt Higgins, of GMP's Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: "Haroon's dangerous behaviour put innocent members of the public at risk and his irresponsible actions have devastated a family.

"He was uninsured, unlicensed and driving dangerously, but he paid no heed and sadly, Joseph paid the price for this."

image copyright Greater Manchester Police image caption Joseph Brown-Lartey died at the scene of the crash in Rochdale

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