Overview
- Lincoln Crown Court sentenced Madeleine Lonsdale, 18, after the June 20, 2025 crash near Marston that killed Harrison Carter, 18, and George Stephenson, 17.
- Vehicle data showed roughly 76mph five seconds before impact and about 64mph on collision following a brief 100mph “race” on the A1.
- Prosecutors and police concluded the Kia left Toll Bar Road and hit a tree on a right‑hand bend due to speed and a novice driver’s errors.
- Lonsdale pleaded guilty to two counts of causing death by careless driving and had passed her test around 12 weeks before the crash.
- She received a three‑year driving ban with an extended retest, as victims’ families condemned her post‑crash partying, TikTok posts and a skiing trip that postponed her first hearing by two weeks.