The $100mph Gamble

A motorist who drove at 100mph and killed two pedestrians on the M20 after losing control in standing water has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Bilal Tahir denied speeding but GPS data proved he was travelling far above the limit.

The crash claimed the lives of Dr Habiba Hajallie and Lisa Webber,while Mark Heap was seriously injured.. A 'reckless' motorist who reached speeds of 100mph before ploughing his BMW into pedestrians then claimed he had been driving safely has been jailed for 15 years.

Speeding in the Rain: A Recipe for Disaster

Bilal Tahir lost control of his X5 SUV after hitting standing water on the M20 near West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, in Kent nearly four years ago. He then crashed into three people - Dr Habiba Hajallie, who got out of her car after it aquaplaned and ended up facing the wrong direction on the hard shoulder, and fellow drivers Lisa Webber and Mark Heap, who came to her rescue.

Both Dr Hajallie and Ms Webber suffered horrific injuries and died at the scene in October 2022. Mr Heap survived but was left seriously hurt. Tahir, 29, stopped at the scene and told police he had been driving with 'due care and attention'. He said he had not been speeding.

GPS Data Proves the Case

However, officers from Kent Police's Serious Collision Investigation Unit found, through vehicle and mobile phone data, that he had continuously been speeding throughout his journey. The motorist had even hit speeds of more than 100mph within a mile of the incident.

Bilal Tahir was driving at 100mph in the moments before he crashed his BMW. He initially claimed he had not been speeding.

Justice Served, but Questions Remain

Tahir has been sentenced to a total of 15 years in prison. The three victims were stood on the side of the M20 before Tahir crashed into them. Two of them died. They are pictured moments before the collision.

Five seconds before the collision, Tahir had been travelling at 98 mph when it is thought he lost control after hitting standing water,police said. Tahir, of Welling in south east London, admitted two counts of causnig death by dangerous driving and one count of causing serious injury by dangerous driving earlier this year.

Who is to Blame?

The families of the victims will be seeking answers about how this tragedy could have been prevented. Was it the driver's recklessness,or the road conditions that contributed to the crash? The investigation is ongoing, but one thing is clear: speeding on Britain's roads is a deadly gamble.