Killed by a speeding driver who ran a red light, his wrecked Audi acts as a warning to others

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The force of the crash was so severe it split Joseph Brown-Lartey's car in two. Police officers who attended the scene on Bury Road in Rochdale said it was the worst smash they had ever seen on an urban street.

Joseph, 25, died in 2014 when an Audi A6 being driven by Addil Haroon ran a red light at 80mph at the busy crossroads and smashed into him.

The previous night Haroon, then 19, had bragged on Snapchat of doing 142mph on the M62 from Leeds to Rochdale. Joseph, who worked in advertising and marketing, died instantly of multiple injuries. READ MORE: One-by-one, their powerful words saw justice done Haroon, who only had a provisional licence, was later jailed for six years for causing death by dangerous driving.

Joseph's death left his parents Ian and Dawn Brown-Lartey devastated. A massive Manchester City fan, the Salford University graduate was known to friends as Joe the gentle giant.