Family pay 'ultimate sentence' after Georgie Evans killed in hit-and-run crash that split car in half

Polish immigrant Kuba Oles was travelling so fast when his Audi A6 hurtled into Georgie Evans' Ford Fiesta that her car was torn in half, Wolverhampton Crown Court heard today.

Witnesses estimated he had been travelling at up to 100mph in a 30 limit when tragedy struck, revealed Mr Paul Spratt, prosecuting.

After hearing the sentence, Miss Evans' family released a statement, which read: "We give our thanks to the justice system for handing down the sentence they were able to.

"Unfortunately we are paying the ultimate sentence - the loss of our daughter.

"We would also like to offer out our thanks to our family and friends for the tremendous support they have given to us throughout.

"Finally we would like to say thank you to West Midlands Police and the family liaison officers for their hard work during the investigation."

The court was told the crash happened less than a month after Oles was reported to police for dangerous driving.

The Audi had narrowly missed a bus and 'fish tailed' as the 24-year-old driver momentarily lost control on a roundabout before accelerating in Priory Road, Dudley, on October 27.

A van driver he then overtook estimated that the car was doing at least 80mph in the 30mph zone as it passed him – and ploughed into Miss Evans seconds later.

Experts who viewed footage from CCTV cameras in the area agreed with the 80mph estimate and pointed out that the Audi was still accelerating.

The victim was driving correctly and turning into the road at a junction.

Mr Spratt said: "The impact was so significant that the other vehicle split in two. It led to her suffering such significant injury that it is highly likely Georgie died immediately."

Oles was helped to the side of the road by passers-by but fled from the scene when their backs were turned.

He did not hand himself into the police until 18 hours later, making it impossible for him to be checked for drink and drugs.

Mr Spratt said 26 days before the fatal smash a couple had been so alarmed by the driving of the defendant they made a formal complaint to police.

Mr Scott Coughtrie, defending, said: "This should have been a warning to him but it was not. He totally accepts that the fatal accident was his fault.

"He had been driving at horrendously excessive speed after a family dispute and left the scene because he was hurt and in shock."

Oles, from Beaconview Road, West Bromwich, who came to this country in 2013 and was of previous good character, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving, leaving the scene and failing to report an accident.

He also admitted the earlier incident of dangerous driving. He was jailed for six years with an extended four year licence period on release and banned from driving for 14 years.