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Moment driver films himself speeding at 123mph – moments before killing pregnant Hollyoaks actress Frankie Jules-Hough | The Sun
THESE are the chilling final moments before a "selfish" driver killed a pregnant Hollyoaks actress in a high-speed horror crash.
Adil Iqbal, 22, smashed into mum-of-two Frankie Jules-Hough, 38, while filming himself driving his dad's BMW 140i at 123mph on the M66.
He was today sentenced to 12-years in prison for the May 13 horror.
The mum had stopped on the hard shoulder with three kids in the car following a puncture before Iqbal ploughed into her in Bury, Greater Manchester.
He had undertaken a motorbike and swerved, over compensated and hit the central reservation.
The impact sent the BMW into a 92mph spin before colliding with Frankie's Skoda Fabia at around 3.10pm.
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The mum was making a call to her son's father saying she would be late when she let out a "blood curdling scream", Minshull Street Crown Court in Manchester heard.
The smash left Frankie's son, nine, and nephew, four, with serious brain injuries.
Her two-year-old son was airlifted to hospital alongside the other three.
Frankie – who in 2000 played Jess in Hollyoaks – died later in hospital while her eldest son and nephew were left in induced comas in intensive care.
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The mum had discovered she was 17 weeks pregnant with a baby girl just a week before her tragic death.
Iqbal, from Accrington, Lancashire, admitted two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and one count of causing death by dangerous driving of Frankie.
Sentencing him to 12-years in prison, Judge Maurice Greene told him: "She was killed as a result of the most indescribable reckless driving by you Adil Iqbal, leading to the devastation of a family."
Paying tribute, Frankie's brother-in-law Arron Welby said: "She was the most amazing person, she had a heart of gold.
"She was a dedicated, fierce mother and she was a fighter for her kids.
"She was the best auntie. She was a shining light, she would protect her kids with everything she had."
Solictor Rose Gibson-Harper, representing Frankie's nephew, added: “Today’s 12-year sentence is insulting and an injustice.
"This case stands as one of the worst examples of dangerous driving I have witnessed in my 27-year career as a catastrophic injury lawyer.
"And we expected the justice system to fulfil its duty and utilise its new-found powers."
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