Uber driver is jailed for five years after killing passenger who vomited in his car
Michael Ashton, 28, whose death from a severe brain injury was ruled manslaughter, with his killer Hayadulla Turkmani jailed for five years.Hayadulla Turkmani, 53, whose victim's mother Jayne said the family was now 'serving a life sentence' after he was jailed for manslaughter.
Hayadulla Turkmani, 53, has been handed a five-year prison sentence at Basildon Crown Court after being convicted of killing passenger Michael Ashton, 28, who had been sick in his cab. Judge Samantha Cohen called Turkmani the 'aggressor' in a row over cleaning the seat. He knocked Ashton down outside his Langdon Hills home and dragged him under the car. Turkmani will serve only half his sentence behind bars.
Michael Ashton died of a severe brain injury eight days later, on October 4, 2025.
Judge Cohen told Turkmani: 'You should have seen him and should have stopped.'
Ashton's mother Jayne said her family is now 'serving a life sentence'.
