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A 'frightening' driver who modified his car to 'drift' was today jailed for nine years after the 'death trap' BMW swerved into oncoming traffic and killed his girlfriend.
Liam Pusey, 23, was racing another car at speeds of up to 85mph in a 50mph zone on his way back from a 'romantic date' with his girlfriend Melissa Orsborn shortly before the accident on February 4, 2021.
Pusey had carried out 'dangerous modifications' to his grey 3 series including removing the anti roll bar and welding the differential to 'deliberately' reduce the vehicle's traction, so that it would drift or slide more on the road.
In the catastrophic crash in Droxford, Hampshire, Pusey lost control of the car and span into the path of Louisa Wray in her silver Volkswagen Golf who despite her best effort 'could do nothing'.
Tragically, despite being taken to hospital, 20-year-old Melissa died from her injuries.
20-year-old Melissa Orsborn died on February 4, 2021, when her boyfriend Liam Pusey crashed his modified car while speeding in Droxford, Hampshire
Pusey was found guilty following a trial of causing death by dangerous driving, causing death by driving a vehicle while uninsured and causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
Today, at Portsmouth Crown Court, Hampshire, Pusey was jailed for nine years and condemned by the judge for 'dicing with the lives' of himself and his girlfriend.
He also told him he was 'completely responsible' for the collision after losing control of the vehicle on the A32 near Droxford, Hants, on 4 February 2021.
Matthew Farmer, prosecuting, said: 'The defendant was driving a dangerously modified car which rendered it uninsured and prone to sliding.
'He was, the prosecution say, driving frighteningly close to the car in front, which in the end ended with him losing control of the car and entering the carriageway and into the oncoming vehicle of Louisa Wray.
'She slammed on her brakes to avoid hitting the car, but could not avoid it - there was nothing she could do.'
The court hears Ms Wray sustained a number of serious injuries including a broken wrist, broken right foot, and damage to her pelvis.
Miss Orsborn suffered horrific injuries in the crash when the modified BMW careered into oncoming traffic (Pictured: the wreckage of the vehicle by the roadside)
'Tragically, of course the passenger in the car was killed by the injuries caused
