Death-crash driver facing jail

A CAR dealer who killed a father and son when he crashed into the back of their vehicle on the M62 was warned today he faced a substantial jail sentence.

Gary Proctor (47) and his son, James (16), from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, died in hospital following the collision on the westbound carriageway between junctions 19 and 20, close to Birch Services, in the early hours of August 3.

Mr Proctor’s wife and James’s mother, Catherine (44), survived the crash but needed treatment for serious rib and arm injuries.

The family were heading to Manchester Airport to start their dream holiday to Florida.

Father–of–four Imran Hussain (32), of Bradford, West Yorkshire, pleaded guilty at Bolton Crown Court yesterday to causing the deaths of Gary and James Proctor by dangerous driving.

Hussain also admitted being more than twice the legal drink–drive limit, giving a reading of 76mg of alcohol per 100ml of breath.

A charge of making a threat to kill against a petrol station attendant in Leeds was allowed to lie on file by the prosecution.

The defendant was arrested at the scene of the crash involving Hussain’s Audi Quattro and the victims’ Fiat Punto .

Adjourning the case for pre–sentence reports, Judge Andrew Blake said: “It is inevitable that a substantial prison sentence will follow.”

Hussain was remanded in custody until December 8 when sentencing will take place at Manchester Crown Court.