Driver jailed for death in high-speed Lamborghini crash

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 3 Nov, 17:20 · Archive

Humaira Batool, 26, has been jailed for 10 years for causing the death of her friend Mohammed Shaan Hussain, 20, when she crashed a rented Lamborghini on the M62.

Humaira Batool, 26, from Bradford, was jailed for 10 years after being found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving. Her friend Mohammed Shaan Hussain, 20, also from Bradford, died when Batool crashed a rented £200,000 Lamborghini Urus on the M62 near Ripponden, West Yorkshire, on 21 December 2022. The vehicle struck a barrier and caught fire. Batool had been driving at speeds up to 140mph in wet conditions when the crash occurred, just eight seconds after she had taken the wheel from Hussain, who had rented the vehicle.

The pair had been driving to HMP Leeds to collect a friend when they switched places. During her trial, Batool claimed Hussain had reached over and touched something causing the car to surge, but the judge rejected this account. Judge Ray Singh said the crash "was not a momentary lapse of concentration" but rather Batool's "conscious decision to drive at extraordinary speed in conditions that made such driving especially dangerous". He told her she had deliberately exposed her passenger, herself and other road users to "an obvious and grave risk of death or serious injury". Batool suffered serious injuries in the crash, including burns to around 10 per cent of her body and a shattered tibia.

How it is being reported

• Speeding driver jailed for fatal Lamborghini crashHumaira Batool, 26, is sentenced for causing for the death of 20-year-old Mohammed Shaan Hussain.BBC Leeds And West Yorkshire · 3 Nov, 16:56
• Crash driver accused of A&E 'ruse' to avoid courtHumaira Batool, 26, is arrested at hospital after she fails to attend court to be sentenced.BBC Leeds And West Yorkshire · 2 Nov, 18:14
• M62 Lamborghini killer's A&E trip 'a ruse' to avoid sentencing, court toldHumaira Batool, 26, was due to be sentenced on MondayHuddersfield Examiner · 2 Nov, 17:23

In this story: Humaira Batool · Mohammed Shaan Hussain · M62 · West Yorkshire · Bradford · Leeds Crown Court · HMP Leeds

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