Aaron Jarvis was just on his way to a party... then the actions of one man ended it all

Aaron Jarvis was a 'fun-loving' and 'free-spirited' man who on his way to a party. He had no idea that the actions of just one man - who was behind the wheel of the car that Aaron was a passenger in - would soon cause a tragedy.

31-year-old Aaron was sat in the back of a silver BMW 320D that was being driven by Usher Donson. Donson had left the Bloom bar in Manchester's Gay Village and was driving to a party in Bury with four others in the early hours of November 4, 2021.

But disaster struck at around 6.05am when Donson 'lost control' of the car, which veered over to the other side of Bury New Road near Whitefield, travelling at around 42mph. The car smashed into a Renault Megane and Ford Transit Van, instantly causing devastation.

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The three back-seat passengers were rushed to Salford Hospital from the scene. One sustained a ruptured spleen and bone fractures. Aaron, 31, tragically lost his life later that same day.

Instead of remaining at the crash site, a cowardly Donson, along with the other front passenger, fled the scene on foot. They ran towards a nearby residential estate before CCTV showed a taxi leaving the area.

After Aaron's death, tributes flooded in as a vigil was held in Sackville Gardens to remember the popular bar manager, who worked at Tribeca in Manchester's Gay Village.

Floral and handwritten messages were left along Sackville Street as balloons were released into the air at the moving nighttime memorial just four days after the fatal collision.

The 31-year-old, originally from Stoke-on-Trent, was fondly remembered by his heartbroken family as a 'fun-loving, free-spirited party-loving lad that just loved