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teenage joyrider – showing off on a powerful motorbike – crashed
into a car, instantly killing the young passenger, moments after
pulling two 'wheelies'.
Ryan
Birkett, 17, (pictured) of Dagenham, East London was locked-up for
four years and eight months.
He
pleaded guilty at Snaresbrook Crown Court to causing the death of
Peter Tickner, 23, by dangerous driving, in Goresbrook Street, Dagenham
on July 14, last year.
He
also admitted taking the Triumph Sprint ST 955 cc, without the owner's consent, and
riding it without a licence and insurance and was disqualified for six years.
The
Peaugeot vehicle, in which CCTV engineer Mr. Tickner was a passenger, was turning right
into a side street when the motorbike crashed into it at 60 mph.
The
force of the crash was such that the motorbike was embedded into the
side of the car and Peter Tickner died instantly from his injuries.
The
driver, 22, also sustained serious injuries.
Mr. Tickner's family spoke of their "world being torn apart” as a result of
the tragedy.
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