Face of driver who crashed Fiesta stolen from Telford area - killing friend

and disqualified from driving for five years on Friday for causing the death of 21-year-old James Sheridan by dangerous driving.

Investigators established Holness had been driving at up to 72mph as he approached the lights on Norton Road, at the junction with Lichfield Road and Wolverhampton Road where the speed limit was 30mph, shortly before midnight on 23 June, 2021.The then-17-year-old went through those lights as they turned amber but travelling in the opposite direction was a grey VW Golf, being driven at around 60mph by Frederick Rogers.

Holness, aged 20, of Dickinson Avenue in Wolverhampton, was sentenced to seven years and six months and disqualified from driving for five years. He will have to pass a extended test once the disqualification has ended. He was also given a concurrent sentence for stealing the Ford Fiesta in Telford. The scene of the crash at the junction of Norton Road and Wolverhampton Road in Pelsall. Photo: SnapperSK

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