A woman was sentenced to 11 years in prison for causing the death of a couple who were dancing in the back of her car during a crash.
The 23-year-old woman named Adele Ojokie Aidonojie was drinking alcohol and driving very fast when she crashed her Mini Cooper in Battersea, South London.
The car flipped over, and Rida Boutjettif, 24, and Mary Macharia, 23 were thrown out of the car and died from severe head injuries.
Another person, Ben Sidibe, got hurt in the accident and his arm is broken. People thought he was wearing his seatbelt when it happened.
Mr Sidibe told the police that the group was listening to Jamaican music when the crash happened. He also said that the two passengers were standing and dancing in the back while he was recording them.
Ojokie-Aidonojie told someone not to call the police or ambulance at the scene. I will be taken to jail.
Then she told the police that the incident was a hit and run.
After a trial at the Old Bailey, student Okojie-Aidonojie from Bromley was found guilty of two charges of causing death by driving dangerously and one charge of causing injury by driving dangerously.
The court was told that the person’s car was going at least 62mph in a 30mph zone before it crashed at 3:42am on July 16 2022.
The judge said Okojie-Aidonojie’s behavior was like crazy, especially because her passengers had been standing up and dancing right before the crash.
She was also found to have hurt Mr Sidibe badly by driving dangerously.
“I am sorry for the loss of Mary and Rida. ” She wrote this in a letter to the court.
I’m very sorry that they died early and it’s my fault.
I really miss both of them a lot. I think about them every single day.
She said sorry to her ex-boyfriend Mr Sidibe and hoped he could get over it. She added, “I never meant to hurt any of you. ”
After the decision, the families of the victims were mad and sad about what the defendant did.
Ms Macharia’s mother said she had a close connection with her daughter who was very special and unique.
She disagreed with the defendant’s claim that they were ‘best friends’ and said they had only met once before.
Mr Boutjettif’s family said that when his father died, he was 16 years old. He went to college and learned how to become a gas engineer.
“They said he cared about everyone he met and loved them. “