Young driver who killed two in crash filmed herself speeding and swerving for Snapchat

A taxi driver and a school teacher died in the crash Shannon Brown Senior Reporter 08:32, 14 Feb 2026 Liberty Mitchell laughs in glee moments before double fatal crash A driver who caused the deaths of two people by overtaking dangerously on a Gloucestershire road regularly filmed herself speeding and swerving into oncoming traffic for social media, only weeks after passing her driving test. Liberty Mitchell, aged 21 and of Chipping Norton, appeared at Gloucester Crown Court on Friday, February 13, for sentencing after admitting causing the deaths of Octavian Codreanu and Moyra Whelan in a multi-vehicle crash near Aldsworth. Mitchell had recently turned 18 when she tried to overtake on the wrong side of the B4425 at Riversmeet North just after 12.45pm on Friday, December 2, 2022. Four vehicles were involved in the collision: a Mini Cooper driven by Mitchell, an Audi A3, a Polestar 2, and a Seat Leon taxi. Taxi driver Octavian Codreanu was pronounced deceased at the scene, while his passenger, school teacher Moyra Whelan, was taken to Southmead Hospital in Bristol for treatment for her injuries. She died later that day. Several other people were taken to the hospital for treatment, and many are now
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