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She screamed at her drunk friend to slow down moments before fatal crash Seventeen-year-old Mia Marsh was due to become an auntier but sadly lost her life last month after a serious collision in Sunderland (Image: Northumbria Police ) A teen drunk driver put her foot down after her terrified friends begged her to slow down. Yasmin Martin was almost double the drink drive limit when she sped down a 30mph street at 70mph. The 19-year-old, who was 17 at the time, was driving home in a Vauxhall Astra - which she had never driven before - following a night out on December 2, 2022.
Her friend Mia Marsh and two other girls were passengers in the vehicle, and begged Martin to slow down as her driving became faster, a court heard. But Martin increased her speed further before losing control at a bend on the A1231 between the Spire Bridge and the Queen Alexander Bridge in Sunderland, Chronicle Live reports. The car veered onto the wrong side of the road and smashed into a barrier, fatally injuring Mia.
Dad who repeatedly punched woman jailed and released on same day READ MORE: Martin pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving, and appeared at Newcastle Crown Court this week. One of the passengers said Martin seemed to want to prove she could drive in a dangerous manner and that it was 'like she was invincible, like she can do what she wants and no one else is stopping her'. Liverpool Echo Icon Sign up to FREE email alerts from ECHO Court Files We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you.
This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info Martin, who had passed her driving test in May 2022, was driving a Vauxhall Astra which her dad had hired that day. She had no experience of driving it, and was not insured to do so.
She picked up Mia, whom she had known since nursery school, and two other friends and visited six bars in Sunderland, where they drank...
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