Among others who are starting a stint behind bars this week is a university drop-out who turned to drug dealing, a “stowaway” immigrant who was linked to three cannabis farms in Leeds and two men who were racing each other which resulted in the death of a motorist.
7. Morgan Kershaw
Morgan Kershaw, age 20, of Hilda’s Place in Cross Green, was jailed alongside Connor Amps for his part in the bike thefts. Kershaw pleaded guilty to three counts of theft dating back to June and July last year. Kershaw was given an 18-month jail sentence. Photo: WYP
8. Darren Rowe
Darren Rowe was jailed this week for causing death by dangerous driving and perverting the course of justice after ploughing his Seat Ibiza into a Citroen van and killing the 53-year-old driver. Rowe had been seen racing another driver, Jordan Watkiss moments before the smash. The 36-year-old then fled the scene in Kirkburton but later returned and tried to claim it was woman he was with that had driven the Ibiza. His DNA was found on the airbag that had been deployed in the collision. He was jailed for five years. Photo: WYP
9. Jordan Watkiss
Jordan Watkiss was the second driver involved in the street racing that led to the death of a 53-year-old man in Kirkburton. Watkiss was behind the wheel of a Skoda Fabia that had been speeding up to 90mph, alongside Darren Rowe's Seat Ibiza, before Rowe ploughed into the innocent man's van. Watkiss, aged 22, was found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving after a trial by jury. He was jailed for four years and six months. Photo: WYP