A man has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his disabled son who was killed in a crash while trying to run across the M62.
Matthew Rycroft was driving drunk on the motorway before crashing his car on a slip road with his son Callum Rycroft also in the vehicle, said the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
Callum, 12, was hit by a car while attempting to cross between junctions 25 and 26 of the M62 at about 9.50pm on August 5. The CPS said Callum had no speed awareness due to his disability and “should have been under the protection of his father”.
On Tuesday, Callum’s father Matthew Rycroft, 36, pleaded guilty to manslaughter, dangerous driving and failing to provide a specimen.
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