Ibizugbe Joy Ikponnmwen was just 38. She had dreams of becoming a mother and aspired to train as a nurse or a teacher. What started out as a normal day ended in tragedy.
She never made it home after going shopping and to work. A man in a Mercedes G Wagon mowed her down at high speed as she crossed the road on the evening of October 25, 2021.
Ibizugbe sustained such catastrophic injuries she died that same night. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community Mohammed Chowdhury, 22, was behind the wheel of the car.
In the minutes leading up to the fatal crash, he reached 'excessive' speeds of around 80 mph along Alan Turing Way. The limit along the busy main road is 30mph.
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