Driver admits killing dog walker after doing DOUBLE the speed limit then fleeing the crash scene
Marie Theobald with her two Maltese dogs Riley and Honey, whom relatives remembered as "honest, hardworking, selfless," adding: "May they all rest in perfect peace together.Dantay Roche pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving after striking Marie Theobald and her two dogs on Manford Way, Ilford, three days before Christmas 2023.
CCTV caught Dantay Roche, 24, and a passenger climbing out of his wrecked white Seat Leon to inspect the damage before running off after striking Marie Theobald, 48, and her Maltese dogs Riley and Honey on Manford Way, Ilford, three days before Christmas 2023. All three died at the scene despite police, paramedics and London's Air Ambulance attending.
Detective Inspector Mark Braithwaite, the lead officer, condemned Dantay Roche's 'cowardly decision to leave the scene'.
Forensic evidence confirmed the speed, while digital inquiries placed driver Dantay Roche at the scene.
Relatives called Marie Theobald 'honest, hardworking, selfless', adding of her dogs: 'May they all rest in perfect peace together.'
