November 29, 2023 2.56 pm This story is over 7 months old

New driver avoids jail in double fatal crash after victims’ families plead for leniency

Lara Jensen, 20, spared prison for causing the deaths of two friends

A new driver who caused the deaths of two teenage friends just 28 days after passing her test was spared jail after a judge heard moving pleas from her victims’ families.

Lara Jensen, 20, from Grimsby, was taking a group of young friends to watch the sunset before they all went off to university when she misjudged a triangular junction and crossed in front of an oncoming car.

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