Get the inside track on the big stories from Manchester courts with our weekly newsletter A speeding driver killed one friend and left another seriously hurt after losing control of his car and ploughing into a tree.
Daryl Bright's devastated family watched on in court, as mechanic Michael Pullan was jailed for causing his death. Mr Bright, 26, was thrown from the car and died following the crash in Partington, Trafford.
The other man in the vehicle, Mr Bright's 'best friend' Lewis Bell, tried to save his pal even after being seriously injured himself. "I felt so helpless and just held his head in my hands to try and stop the bleeding," he later said. "He's my best friend and there was nothing I could do to help him." Pullan, who was also
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