A young woman has been left with a "life sentence" of trauma and injuries following a catastrophic 90mph crash that claimed the life of her best friend. Imogen Rowland, 25, sustained severe injuries including spinal, foot, elbow, pelvis, and rib fractures when the VW Golf she was travelling in as a passenger crashed into a wall and struck a lamppost. The tragedy also took the life of her best friend, Natasha Woroch, who died at the scene in Belton, North Lincolnshire.
READ MORE: New 'Affected By Crime' support service launched for victims in the Humber region Keep up to date with all the latest crime and court news from Grimsby and Scunthorpe with our free newsletter Connor Malpass, 25, of Rectory Gardens, Wheatley, Doncaster, was behind the wheel, speeding them home from a night out when he accelerated to almost 90mph on the A161 at around 1am on July 8 last year. Despite Imogen's urgent calls for him to "slow down", Malpass, who was under the influence of nitrous oxide, lost control of the vehicle. In the aftermath, Imogen discovered that Malpass had not tried to assist Natasha but instead used his phone light to search her body for a watch he had given her as a gift.
Malpass admitted to causing death by dangerous driving and two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. On August 9, at Grimsby Crown Court, he received a sentence of ten years and six months imprisonment , a 17-year driving ban, and his car was confiscated. Imogen, from Epworth, feels no prison .