A motorist who left a woman to die in the road, after hitting her at 65mph in a 30mph road, has pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving.
Abubakar Mahmood (20) of Farrer Street, Nelson, committed the crime whilst he was disqualified from driving and had no insurance, Preston Sessions house heard.
His victim, 51-year-old Safia Karieem (pictured) had left an address in Nelson, where she had been working as a carer, at 8.31pm on December 15, 2024.
Mahmood was driving along 30mph-limit Manchester Road at 52mph. Seconds later, the throttle input increased to 100%, meaning his accelerator was fully down. He collided with Safia at 65mph.
Mahmood drove off, leaving Safia to die at the scene. He didn’t slow down or stop despite considerable windscreen damage.
Following a detailed police investigation videos were found of previous driving episodes and Mahmood was also charged with and pleaded guilty to a further count of dangerous driving.
He is due for sentence on May 15.
DCI John McNamara said: “First and foremost my thoughts remain with Safia’s loved ones, and I am relieved that they will not have to sit through a trial and hear the details of their mum’s death.
“Mahmood chose to drive in that manner on that day, with a blatant disregard for the safety of innocent bystanders, and himself. His disgraceful and dangerous actions cost Safia her life.
His driving was also clearly not an isolated incident with his previous driving episodes and the evidence we found showing a pattern of behaviour which ultimately had the worst possible outcome.
“Dangerous driving is not and never will be tolerated in Lancashire. If you are driving in a way that endangers others, we will catch you and we will prosecute you for it.”
