Overview
- Hull Crown Court sentenced Timothy Kusemi, 41, to six years in prison and imposed an 11-year driving ban for causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury.
- The collision occurred at about 3pm on November 24, 2023, when Kusemi crossed a Give Way junction at roughly 50mph near Rudston and struck a Volkswagen T‑Roc.
- Susan Whittles, 70, died at the scene, and her husband William suffered serious injuries requiring an airlift to Hull Royal Infirmary and weeks of hospital and rehabilitation care.
- Prosecutors said Kusemi, a Nigerian national who arrived in 2022 on a work-sponsorship scheme, was no longer entitled to drive in the UK under the 12‑month rule despite passing the theory test and twice failing the practical.
- Humberside Police cited witness accounts of Kusemi swerving before the crash and called the incident entirely avoidable, while the defence said he was remorseful and not racing or using a mobile phone.