Former NBA star Ben Gordon was arrested on Monday night at LaGuardia Airport in New York City after allegedly hitting his 10-year-old son at the terminal.
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Two men have been locked up following the tragic deaths of a 50-year-old killed in a hit-and-run and a 'cherished' son who died after his 'friend' fled police during a 100mph chase. Jason Goostrey, 50, was crossing the road in Rochdale when he was hit by a stolen Skoda.
Two months later, Simbarashe Prosper Mhepo, 27, was killed after his 'close friend' Alan McDonagh crashed in Heywood after fleeing from police, reaching speeds of more than 100mph. McDonagh tried to blame Mr Mhepo, a mental health worker who was the front seat passenger, by claiming he'd been driving at the time of the crash, Minshull Street Crown Court heard.
McDonagh had been a passenger in the Skoda weeks earlier, with another man named Patrick Doran. Both were sentenced for aggravated vehicle taking, after prosecutors were unable to prove who was driving the Skoda when Mr Goostrey was killed.
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McDonagh, 19, who admitted killing Mr Mhepo, has been jailed for nine years while Doran, 32, was locked up for five years. Both will serve half of their sentences in prison.
Tributes have been paid to Mr Goostrey, who was described as a 'lovely, pleasant guy'. Mr Mhepo was said to be 'full of life' and 'a friend to all in his community'.
Addressing his son's killer, Mr Mhepo's father said: "Prosper thought you were friends and trusted you, and you brought evil into his life." Prosecutors told how McDonagh stole the Skoda Superb from the car park of a firm in Rochdale on January 5.
The following day, he and Doran were in the car when Mr Goostrey was crossing Milnrow Road at about 4.40pm, prosecutor Mark Kellet said. The Skoda overtook an Audi and
Former NBA star Ben Gordon was arrested on Monday night at LaGuardia Airport in New York City after allegedly hitting his 10-year-old son at the terminal.
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