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| Drivers jailed after death chase | |
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| Two men who killed three elderly women as they raced their sports cars on a 40mph Surrey road have each been jailed for seven years. | Two men who killed three elderly women as they raced their sports cars on a 40mph Surrey road have each been jailed for seven years. |
| Adrian Kuti, 42, and Richard Cherry, 31, both of south London, had already been convicted at Guildford Crown Court of causing death by dangerous driving. | Adrian Kuti, 42, and Richard Cherry, 31, both of south London, had already been convicted at Guildford Crown Court of causing death by dangerous driving. |
| The court heard they reached speeds of up to 100mph on the A217 near Banstead. | |
| The race ended when one car hit another vehicle, killing three women inside. A fourth woman was seriously injured. | The race ended when one car hit another vehicle, killing three women inside. A fourth woman was seriously injured. |
| Sentencing the pair on Wednesday, Judge Neil Stewart said the fact that the two men had been showing off and racing had added to the length of their jail terms. | Sentencing the pair on Wednesday, Judge Neil Stewart said the fact that the two men had been showing off and racing had added to the length of their jail terms. |
| Kuti, driving a Porsche Cayenne, and Cherry, in a new Toyota Celica, had never met each other when they drew up at traffic lights, but they started racing. | Kuti, driving a Porsche Cayenne, and Cherry, in a new Toyota Celica, had never met each other when they drew up at traffic lights, but they started racing. |
| Nothing we can do can ever bring them back Paul McGorry | Nothing we can do can ever bring them back Paul McGorry |
| Witnesses described them chasing each other, often bumper to bumper, and weaving in and out of lanes. | Witnesses described them chasing each other, often bumper to bumper, and weaving in and out of lanes. |
| The Porsche collided with the Proton at the junction of the A217 and Burgh Wood. | The Porsche collided with the Proton at the junction of the A217 and Burgh Wood. |
| Driver Joan Harp, 78, and passengers Kathleen Deards, 83, and Joan Clover, 83, all died, and Elsie Gallagher, 86, survived, but now cannot walk without the aid of a frame. | Driver Joan Harp, 78, and passengers Kathleen Deards, 83, and Joan Clover, 83, all died, and Elsie Gallagher, 86, survived, but now cannot walk without the aid of a frame. |
| The four women were returning from a bingo hall. | The four women were returning from a bingo hall. |
| Plant manager Kuti, from Mitcham, and quantity surveyor Cherry, from Carshalton, were found guilty of three counts of causing death by dangerous driving earlier this month. | Plant manager Kuti, from Mitcham, and quantity surveyor Cherry, from Carshalton, were found guilty of three counts of causing death by dangerous driving earlier this month. |
| After the hearing, collision investigator Chris Annetts said the defendants would have to live with their actions for the rest of their lives. | After the hearing, collision investigator Chris Annetts said the defendants would have to live with their actions for the rest of their lives. |
| Prosecutor Paul McGorry said: "Nothing we can do can ever bring them back, but the CPS joins the court in expressing its condolences to those touched by this incident." | Prosecutor Paul McGorry said: "Nothing we can do can ever bring them back, but the CPS joins the court in expressing its condolences to those touched by this incident." |