Event Brief
Teen sentenced for dangerous driving death on zebra crossing
Filed: May 15, 2026 at 3:04 PM ET
Summary: Billy Stokoe was sentenced to almost seven years in youth detention for causing Gloria Stephenson’s death by dangerous driving.
WHO: Billy Stokoe; Newcastle Crown Court
WHAT: Sentenced for causing death by dangerous driving after crashing on a zebra crossing and riding away
WHEN: May 15, 2026 at 1:32 PM ET
WHERE: Sunderland, UK
WHY: Stokoe took cannabis and used a mobile phone when he ploughed into Gloria Stephenson on a zebra crossing.
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