Moment killer Audi driver speeds past at 118mph seconds before horror crash on major road that left one dead

This is the moment an 'idiotic' Audi driver speeds along residential roads ahead of a devastating crash that killed a much-loved gran - a retired nurse who dedicated her life to helping others.

CCTV footage of Trent Simm behind the wheel has been released by Greater Manchester Police as the family of Doris Bridgehouse, 82, spoke out to slam his 'irresponsible and inexcusable' driving.

A court heard Simm, 25, was driving at 118mph in a 30mph zone just moments before the head-on smash in Littleborough, Rochdale, which also badly injured Doris' daughter, Amanda, 56, and her grandson, Amanda's son Max, 22.

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Simm, 25, of Edenfield Road, Rochdale, lost control of his Audi S3 on the A58 Halifax Road and smashed into a Kia being driven by Doris.

A court was told such was the force of the horrifying crash, which police believed happened at a speed in excess of 88mph, the wreckage of the Kia was pushed back 25 metres. After the crash Simm phoned his mother and said: "I think I have messed up here."

Shortly before smash, other drivers observed Simm, who was taking a friend home, 'flying past at 70 or 80mph' on the 30mph road, Manchester's Minshull Street Crown Court was told. Prosecutor Justin Hayhoe said data suggested he was travelling even faster before the crash.

"The speed five seconds before the collision was at 118mph in a 30mph," he told the court.

"The defendant was in the opposing carriageway and lost control of the vehicle and came into collision with Dot Bridgehouse's car. The force was such