A driver who caused the death of her friend when she lost control of a rented Lamborghini and crashed into a motorway barrier has been jailed for 10 years.
Mohammed Shaan Hussain, 20, died when Humaira Batool crashed the £200,000 supercar on the M62, near Ripponden, in West Yorkshire, in December 2022, causing it to flip over and burst into flames.
During her trial, jurors heard Batool, 26, from Bradford, had been driving at speeds of up to 140mph (230km/h) in wet conditions shortly before the crash.
Passing sentence, Judge Ray Singh said Hussain died as a result of Batool’s decision to drive the “powerful performance vehicle” at “eye-watering extreme speeds on a damp motorway in darkness”.
The judge said: “This was not a momentary lapse of concentration. It was a conscious decision to drive at extraordinary speed in conditions that made such driving especially dangerous.
“You deliberately exposed your passenger, yourself and other road users to an obvious and grave risk of death or serious injury. Tragically, that risk materialised.”
During the trial, the court heard Hussain, also from Bradford, had rented the vehicle and was driving to HMP Leeds with Batool to collect a friend.
The pair switched places en route and the car crashed off the carriageway within eight seconds of Batool taking the wheel.
In court, Batool tried to blame Hussain, saying he had “reached over” while she was driving and touched something, causing the car to surge, but this was rejected by the jury.
The judge said: “During the trial, various alternative explanations were advanced on your behalf, all of which were rejected – the possibility of mechanical failure, aquaplaning and your suggestion that, just prior to the collision, the controls of that vehicle had been tampered with by Shaan.
“The jury rejected those explanations. I do likewise.
“The sole cause of this collision was the manner of your driving.”
Hussain died as a result of the injuries he sustained in the crash, while Batool suffered serious injuries, including burns to around 10% of her body and a shattered tibia.
Batool was found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving in September.