Disqualified Driver Admits Causing Death Of Young Mother In A427 Crash
Written by HFM News on 8th November 2023
A disqualified driver has admitted causing the death of a young mother in a crash on the A427 near Market Harborough.
Courtney Donnelly, 23, was killed when the car she was a passenger in left the carriageway in Brampton Ash and came to rest in a field late on September 17th.
Courtney Donnelly
Steven Michael Gaskell appeared at Northampton Crown Court today via videolink from prison and pleaded guilty to causing death while driving disqualified and with no insurance.
The 30-year-old, of King Street in Kettering, also admitted supplying cannabis between April and September this year.
Courtney’s family described her as a ‘fun-loving girl and fantastic mummy’ to her young daughter Lily-Mae when they paid tribute to her following the crash.
Gaskell was remanded back into custody and will be sentenced in the new year.
Floral tributes were placed beside the A427 where the crash happened
