Danger driver admits killing woman, 23, in crash

Sharna Brooke Burgin
Sharna Brooke Burgin, 23, died when the car she was in struck a parked taxi [Family handout]

A man has pleaded guilty to causing the death of a woman in a crash involving a car and a parked taxi.

Sharna Brooke Burgin, 23, died and four others were injured when a Mercedes GLA struck a stationary hackney carriage on the A57 Sheffield Parkway on 26 February 2023.

At Sheffield Crown Court on Friday, Leon Roberts, 25, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

Roberts, of Ballifield Close, Sheffield, is due to be sentenced later this month.

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