Two young drivers who killed a grandmother while racing their cars in a suburban street should expect lengthy jail terms, a judge has said. Mary Byrne, 51, was in a minicab outside her home when it was hit by a car driven by Joseph Robinson, who was racing his friend Thomas Healey. A court has heard the taxi carrying Mrs Byrne was pulling onto the driveway of her house in Bradford, West Yorkshire in April last year when it was hit by a BMW. Joseph Robinson (left) has admitted causing death by dangerous driving after killing a grandmother in an accident while he was racing his friend, Thomas Healey (right), who has been found guilty of the same offence . Mrs Byrne . was thrown through the window of the taxi, which then struck her as it . spun around from the impact. She died later that afternoon. BMW driver Robinson, 22, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving after initially denying the charge. Healey, . 21, who the court heard briefly stopped his Ford Focus before fleeing, . was found guilty of the same offence this week following a trial at . Bradford Crown Court. The court heard his Ford was able to slow down and avoid striking the vehicles. Mary Byrne died after a BMW crashed into a taxi dropping her off outside her home in Bradford, West Yorkshire . Prosecutor . Tim Capstick said: 'What [Healey] did was to see what had occurred in . front of his eyes, and having witnessed this road traffic collision this . defendant was to simply turn his vehicle round and drive away from the . scene.' The court heard the two vehicles were seen travelling at speeds of between 70 and 80mph before the crash. Witnesses said at one point they veered onto the wrong side of the road, and at another, the BMW nearly lost control. The . Ford was so close behind the other car it was almost touching its rear . bumper, and another driver had to brake to avoid a collision, the court . heard. Mr . Capstick said Healey attended a police station after the crash and told officers the BMW had overtaken him 'driving like an idiot'. Healey . said he was trying to catch up with the car to get the registration . number when he witnessed the accident and panicked and drove off. But Mr Capstick said witnesses had told how the Ford had been in front of the BMW some of the time. It took the jury of six men and six women only one hour to reach its unanimous verdict. Healey, . of Bradford, gave no reaction to the jury's decision, but there were . cheers from members of Mrs Byrne's family, who sat in the public . gallery. Healey has been bailed until his sentencing date is fixed and he was immediately disqualified from driving. Robinson, also of Bradford, will be sentenced at the same time. It emerged during a hearing this week that Robinson was already on bail for an offence of aggravated vehicle taking involving his father's car at the time of the crash. After . the jury's verdict, Judge John Potter told Healey: 'You can expect a . significant custodial sentence and you have to be prepared for that.' Photos taken after the incident show the marks made by the speeding cars and floral tributes left to Mrs Byrne . Outside the court, Mrs Byrne's family spoke of their ordeal in the 14 months since her death. In a statement, they family said: 'Lads of this age should not be able to drive high-powered cars like those. It was only going to be a matter of time before they killed someone. 'They drove for 2.1 miles before the . crash, that was a big game of Russian roulette they played with a lot of . people's lives that day. 'They have been in the community, living their lives every day while we have been grieving for mum and not being able to grieve for her properly because of knowing the only people suffering over this were us.' In the months before the trial, her family . have been raising money for the road safety charity Brake and now hope . to help others who suffer as a result of . dangerous driving.
Joseph Robinson and Thomas Healey raced cars through Bradford last year .
BMW driven by Robinson ploughed into a taxi carrying Mary Byrne, 51 .
Mrs Byrne was knocked out of the window of the car and later died .
Robinson has pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving .
Healey has now been found guilty of the same offence by jury .
Judge tells Healey to expect a long prison sentence for the crime .
Two young drivers who killed a grandmother while racing their cars in a suburban street should expect lengthy jail terms, a judge has said. Mary Byrne, 51, was in a minicab outside her home when it was hit by a car driven by Joseph Robinson, who was racing his friend Thomas Healey. A court has heard the taxi carrying Mrs Byrne was pulling onto the driveway of her house in Bradford, West Yorkshire in April last year when it was hit by a BMW. Joseph Robinson (left) has admitted causing death by dangerous driving after killing a grandmother in an accident while he was racing his friend, Thomas Healey (right), who has been found guilty of the same offence . Mrs Byrne . was thrown through the window of the taxi, which then struck her as it . spun around from the impact. She died later that afternoon. BMW driver Robinson, 22, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving after initially denying the charge. Healey, . 21, who the court heard briefly stopped his Ford Focus before fleeing, . was found guilty of the same offence this week following a trial at . Bradford Crown Court. The court heard his Ford was able to slow down and avoid striking the vehicles. Mary Byrne died after a BMW crashed into a taxi dropping her off outside her home in Bradford, West Yorkshire . Prosecutor . Tim Capstick said: 'What [Healey] did was to see what had occurred in . front of his eyes, and having witnessed this road traffic collision this . defendant was to simply turn his vehicle round and drive away from the . scene.' The court heard the two vehicles were seen travelling at speeds of between 70 and 80mph before the crash. Witnesses said at one point they veered onto the wrong side of the road, and at another, the BMW nearly lost control. The . Ford was so close behind the other car it was almost touching its rear . bumper, and another driver had to brake to avoid a collision, the court . heard. Mr . Capstick said Healey attended a police station after the crash and told officers the BMW had overtaken him 'driving like an idiot'. Healey . said he was trying to catch up with the car to get the registration . number when he witnessed the accident and panicked and drove off. But Mr Capstick said witnesses had told how the Ford had been in front of the BMW some of the time. It took the jury of six men and six women only one hour to reach its unanimous verdict. Healey, . of Bradford, gave no reaction to the jury's decision, but there were . cheers from members of Mrs Byrne's family, who sat in the public . gallery. Healey has been bailed until his sentencing date is fixed and he was immediately disqualified from driving. Robinson, also of Bradford, will be sentenced at the same time. It emerged during a hearing this week that Robinson was already on bail for an offence of aggravated vehicle taking involving his father's car at the time of the crash. After . the jury's verdict, Judge John Potter told Healey: 'You can expect a . significant custodial sentence and you have to be prepared for that.' Photos taken after the incident show the marks made by the speeding cars and floral tributes left to Mrs Byrne . Outside the court, Mrs Byrne's family spoke of their ordeal in the 14 months since her death. In a statement, they family said: 'Lads of this age should not be able to drive high-powered cars like those. It was only going to be a matter of time before they killed someone. 'They drove for 2.1 miles before the . crash, that was a big game of Russian roulette they played with a lot of . people's lives that day. 'They have been in the community, living their lives every day while we have been grieving for mum and not being able to grieve for her properly because of knowing the only people suffering over this were us.' In the months before the trial, her family . have been raising money for the road safety charity Brake and now hope . to help others who suffer as a result of . dangerous driving.
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