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Man jailed after killing woman, 70, in crash

Holly PhillipsEast Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
News imageHumberside Police A police custody photo of Timothy Kusemi. He has short black hair and short black facial hair. He is wearing a black t-shirt and has a white plaster on his left side of his head. The wall behind him is grey.Humberside Police
Timothy Kusemi was sentenced at Hull Crown Court to six years in jail

A man has been jailed for six yearsafter killing a woman in a crash in East Yorkshire.

Susan Whittles, 70, died after the car she was driving was involved in a crash with another car at a B1253 crossroad near Rudston just before 15:00 GMT on 24 November 2023.

On the day he was due to stand trial, Timothy Kusemi, 41, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving. Kusemi, of Lower Bedfords Road, Romford, was also given an 11-year driving ban at his sentencing at Hull Crown Court earlier.

Paying tribute, her husband, Bill, who was also injured in the crash, said: "Sue was a lovely wife to me and best pal over the years. We were a unit."

News imageFamily handout Susan Whittles - a woman with short grey hair and clear glasses is smiling into the camera and sitting in a chair. She is wearing a yellow and white-striped top and necklace with white-stud earrings. The background is blurred but you can make out a brick wall behind her. Family handout
Susan Whittles died at the scene of the crash in East Yorkshire

Bill added: "She was a much-loved nan to Anna and Oliver, and they miss her so much.

"A much-respected local preacher, guide leader and active supporter of Riding for the Disabled - what an awful waste!"

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