Speeding Driver Jailed After Causing Death of Taxi Passenger in Crash

Driver who killed woman in Leicester celebrating 60th birthday jailed

Donna Brighton was thrown into the road through the open window of a taxi, a court hears.

Speeding driver jailed after causing death of taxi passenger in crash

A speeding driver has been jailed for causing the death of a taxi passenger celebrating her 60th birthday.On the evening of September 16, 2023, in Glenfield Road, Leicester, Grandmother Donna Brighton was tragically thrown from a taxi through an open window and sadly died at the scene.Leicester Crown Court heard that Steve and Andrea Sidsaff, passengers in the back of the vehicle, were also seriously injured in the collision.Thomas Goulty, 36, c…