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Dangerous driver who killed passenger stole £500,000 worth of cars while awaiting trial

A dangerous driver who killed his passenger in a horrific crash has been jailed for over 20 robberies and car thefts worth £500,000 after the tragedy.

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Ethan Holness, 21, is serving seven years for causing the death of James Sheridan by dangerous driving in a stolen Ford Fiesta, taken from Telford, on June 23, 2021.

He was sentenced in March, however, whilst awaiting trial he carried on breaking into homes throughout Wolverhampton and Staffordshire to steal car keys.

Holness was part of a gang that stole cars throughout the West Midlands. He pleaded guilty to breaking into a home on August 15, last year and stole an Audi, and on the same night stole a Land Rover Discovery in Brewood in South Staffordshire.

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