Dangerous driver jailed for 10 years after killing two teenagers
A woman whose speeding caused the deaths of two teenagers has been jailed for 10 years.
Lincoln Crown Court heard that Natasha Allarakhia, 36, had sipped beer as she drove before driving into the back of a Ford Fiesta stopped at temporary traffic lights – her speed before the crash was calculated at 96mph.
Fiesta driver, William (Will) Ray, 17, and his front seat passenger, Eddie Shore, 18, both died in hospital from their injuries.
Allarakhi had previously admitted two charges of causing death by dangerous driving and one charge of causing serious injury by dangerous driving following the two-vehicle collision on the A17 at North Rauceby in June 2024.
Two other 18-year-old rear seat passengers in the Fiesta survived, although both sustained serious injuries.
Following the crash Allarakhia initially said a male driver had run off from her Audi Q2 before finally admitting to officers at the scene that she had been behind the wheel.
While not over the prescribed limit for drink driving, the court also heard how she had been taking sips from a can of alcohol during the journey whilst driving.
The three other occupants of the Audi, including two of Allarakhia’s children and an adult, escaped with minor injuries, but all four occupants of the Fiesta were transferred to hospital, where Will and Eddie both died of their injuries.
Allarakhia, of Turner Crescent, Postwick, Norwich, appeared at court on Monday when she was also banned from driving for a total of 12 years and 8 months and ordered take an extended re-test before being allowed to drive again.
An extensive investigation by police Serious and Forensic Collision Investigation Units reported the Audi’s air bag control module and its associated data identified that it was travelling over 90 mph just moments prior to the collision; the speed limit for this section of the A17 is 60mph. Further data revealed that braking only started less than two seconds prior to the collision occurring.
In her subsequent police interview, Allarakhia provided a prepared statement acknowledging that she was driving at the time of the collision, before responding with no comment to all further questions.
The investigation concluded that Allarakhia’s driving and actions were solely responsible for the collision and that Will Ray could not have done anything to avoid it.
Detective Sergeant Kate Johnston, from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “This collision is solely down to the reckless, selfish and dangerous actions of Allarakhia. Because of her utter disregard for the safety of others, two teenagers, with their lives ahead of them, were cruelly taken from this world. The other two occupants of the Fiesta are left with both the physical and mental impacts of that night.
“Allarakhia deserves no sympathy in this case – her immediate reaction was to concoct a false story and deny all responsibility until challenged demonstrating a contemptible disregard for anyone else involved. Her failure to observe even the most basic rules of the road have destroyed lives, put her own children at risk and rightly attracted a substantial sentence from the court.”
