A lying driver who claimed she was asleep when her friend died in a 143mph Lamborghini crash - and then skipped sentencing - has been jailed for ten years. 

Beautician Humaira Batool, 26, was behind the wheel of the rented supercar in the early hours of the morning when it crashed through a barrier in wet conditions.

The vehicle overturned and burst into flames with Mohammed Shaan Hussain, 20, trapped inside as motorists on the M62 near Ripponden, West Yorkshire, desperately attempted to rescue him.

Batool miraculously escaped the £220,000 Urus model with serious injuries when the blaze melted her seatbelt, allowing her to exit the car. 

Mr Hussain, known as 'Shaan', remained trapped inside and succumbed to the flames. 

Judge Ray Singh said it was a 'truly dreadful way for any human being to die'. 

Batool, of Bradford, initially told investigators she had been asleep in the car's passenger seat when the Lamborghini crashed at about 4.20am on December 21, 2022.

But she changed her story when confronted with CCTV evidence showing her getting out of the passenger seat at traffic lights and switching with Mr Hussain in the driver's seat.

She then claimed the car had only reached speeds of more than 140mph because Mr Hussain had been 'reaching over' and 'tampering' with the controls, causing it to 'surge' forward.

However, a Lamborghini expert said this was impossible and the eye-watering speeds could only be reached with the driver's 'right foot.'

Batool was due to be sentenced at Leeds Crown Court yesterday but failed to turn up to the hearing, claiming a flare-up of endometriosis had prompted her to attend A&E.

Prosecutor Christopher Dunn said this was 'clearly a ruse' and she was trying to 'avoid justice'.

Judge Ray Singh agreed and issued a warrant for her arrest. She was apprehended by police at Bradford Royal Infirmary and driven directly to the court and remanded in custody overnight. 

Appearing for her rearranged sentencing hearing today, Batool entered the dock on crutches wearing a winter coat and with her hair in a bun.

She showed no emotion as she was jailed for ten years and disqualified from driving. 

Judge Ray Singh said: ‘This was a tragic and entirely avoidable death.

‘Mohammed Shaan Hussain was only 20 years old. He was your friend. His life was brought to a sudden and horrific end in the early hours of December 21, 2022.

‘The circumstances in which he died are particularly distressing.’

Judge Singh said it was a ‘prolonged course of dangerous driving extending over a substantial distance, many miles’.

He added: ‘The evidence showed conscious decisions to continue driving at wholly excessive speeds.’

He said that Mr Hussain survived the initial collision but was trapped inside when it burst into flames.

‘That is a truly dreadful way for any human being to die,’ he said.

The judge said Batool had repeatedly tried to pin the blame on Mr Hussain for the crash ‘knowing he was unable to speak on his own behalf’.

He added: 'During your police interviews you tried to mislead the police into believing that Shaan was the driver, despite being shown clear CCTV footage of you entering the driving seat and that it was you who was the driver. 

'Those were deliberate falsehoods advanced at the expense of a deceased man who was unable to respond.'

In a victim impact statement, Mr Hussain’s mother, Nasreen Akhtar, said: ‘My son was the heartbeat of this home. 

'To lose him suddenly in this horror crash has broken us in ways we can’t put into words.

'He was 20 years old with his whole life ahead of him. The loss of our son has taken an enormous toll on the entire family. His death has affected each of us in different ways but none of us has been able to return to the life we had before he was taken.' 

She added that Batool's attempts to blame him for the crash had only compounded their grief. 

'No parent should have to fight for the honour of their child while still weeping for him,' she said.  

When Batool was yesterday taken to court by police officers after skipping her sentencing, Judge Singh said her non-attendance was 'unforgiveable'.

As he considered whether to bail her overnight ahead of today's sentencing hearing, prosecutor Christopher Dunn said he had uncovered social media photographs showing her wearing high heels and a ball gown in the weeks before her trial.

She had used crutches for previous court hearings claiming she could not walk unaided.  

Mr Dunn said he didn't want Judge Singh to be 'misled' as he considered bail, saying the ball gown photographs showed Batool could not be trusted.

In mitigation, Richard Dawson said Batool was ‘still grieving for the loss of her friend who died in this incident’ and she had been left with ‘life-changing injuries and was extremely fortunate to survive’.

Batool's trial heard that, following the crash, the car was engulfed by a 'very significant explosion' with Mr Hussain trapped inside the vehicle.

Witnesses who had been overtaken by the Lamborghini stopped to help and heard a woman shouting for assistance.

Jurors heard Batool was later found by a second group of witnesses on a grass verge near the motorway, while Hussain was trapped in the wreckage.

She was left with serious injuries, including burns to around 10 per cent of her body as well as a shattered tibia.

The court heard how Batool previously had her driving licence revoked after being convicted of driving without insurance. 

She later passed another driving test but was advised against it because she had a history of suffering black-outs.

Batool was also banned from driving for five years upon her release from prison and must take an extended driving test before she can get behind the wheel again.