A hit-and-run killer driver smashed into a mother before dragging her 58 metres down the road while speeding at 77mph in a 30mph zone on a trip to buy milk.
Diane Jones, 59, was crossing Durham Road as she made her way home from a night out in Sunderland city centre when she was hit by a Volvo XC90 driven by Reece Roberts, 27, on February 14.
‘Cowardly’ Roberts, who was banned from driving at the time, was then captured on dashcam footage fleeing the scene, leaving Ms Jones to die in the street.
She suffered catastrophic injuries, including her leg being dismembered, when she was
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