A SPEEDING driver who killed two young boys after ploughing into them in his BMW in a horror smash has been jailed.
Jack Hart undertook several vehicles in a bus lane before hitting Stephen Duffield, 10, and Mason Deakin, 11.
The 32-year-old had been speeding at 57mph in a 30mph before the tragedy in Hull unfolded.
Both boys were rushed to hospital but sadly couldn't be saved with Stephen dying later that night.
Mason, who had been riding his bike at the time, passed away two weeks after the horror in October 2020.
Hart has now been jailed for nine years after he admitted causing death by dangerous driving.
He was also disqualified from driving for 13 years at Hull Crown Court.
In an emotional victim statement, Mason's mum Kirsty Gould, who found Mason in the road, said: "My life will never be the same.
"My heart hurts that we will never be able to make any more memories."
While Steven's mum Alison Duffield added: "My life ended that day. I have no life. Steven was our life and he has gone.
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"Everything has changed. Christmas last year came and went. Everything has been affected."
The court was told both boys were on the same bike on October 19, 2020, when they were hit by Hart.
He had been hurtling past traffic in his high performance BMW as he treated the bus lane as his "own personal race track".
One witness described his driving as "extremely dangerous and far too aggressive for the conditions".
Shockingly, Hart removed a dashcam from the car after the crash and later refused to accept responsibility – instead blaming the boys for riding towards him in the bus lane.
The court was told he had previously been fined six times for driving offences, several of which were for using a bus lane.
In a letter to the court, Hart said: "If I could have swapped I would have. I wish it was me who died."
But rejecting his claims, Judge John Thackray told him: "I have not detected a jot of remorse."
In a joint statement, Stephen and Mason’s families said: “Losing our boys is something we will never fully recover from, and we would not wish this heartache on anybody.
“Whilst we know that Hart’s dangerous driving led to the collision that took Stephen and Mason from us, we hope something good may be able to come from it all.
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“All parents and their children need to understand the importance around road safety and the dangers of playing close to traffic, whether that be on foot or bike, and we want to raise awareness of our loss to be able to try and prevent anything like this happening to any other families.”
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