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| - | A drink driver was on the wrong side of the road and travelling at almost three times the speed limit when he crashed into an , killing one of the passengers.<br>Toni & Guy academy head receptionist Franca Grossi, 52, was going home with friends in an Uber after an evening out when Steve Boochoon, 25, careered into her car.<br>The mother-of-two was killed while two others including the driver were injured in the crash on Hornsey Rise, Haringey, north , at around 12.10am on August 13.<br>The car was travelling between 54 and 57mph on a 20mph road.<br>Boochoon was so drunk he laughed when he got out of his wrecked car, the Old Bailey heard.<br>Ms Grossi was travelling home with best friend of 20 years, Toni & Guy creative director Francesco Fontana, 48, after work drinks at the Bloomsbury Tavern in central London.<br>Mr Fontana escaped with cuts and bruises but Ms Grossi died from her injuries the next day.<br>Prosecutor Ben Holt said: 'The defendant was driving a Volkswagen Golf along Hornsey Rise.<br> Victim Franca Grossi, 52, on the right, pictured with her friend of 20 years Francesco Fontana<br>'At this time he was disqualified from driving, had no insurance and was on the wrong side of the road.<br>'His speed was at least 50mph with the limit being 20mph.<br>'His car collided with an Uber taxi outside the forecourt of a BP petrol station.'<br> RELATED ARTICLES <br><br><br><br>Share this article<br>Share<br><br><br>Ms Grossi's husband James Manns read an impact statement to court, placing a photo of his wife on the front of the witness box.<br>He said: 'The killing of my wife and the mother of our two young daughters has devastated us.<br>'We still can't and I doubt we will come to terms with this tragedy.<br>'Every day I feel sick in the pit of my stomach and I will never get over the image in my head of when I was with Franca the day she died in hospital.<br><br>A piece of me also died that day.<br> The driver escaped with cuts and bruises but Ms Grossi , pictured, died from her injuries<br>'It has also devastated her mother, four sisters and nieces, having to come to terms with the fact she has so wrongfully been taken away from us so soon.<br>'She was a young, kind, generous, passionate and happy woman always laughing and helping out people with such sincere honesty and love.<br>'The loss of Franca and the impact of her death has brought huge financial stress to me and our two daughters with the worry of paying rent, bills and food a daily concern.<br>'I'm left with anger and hatred towards Steve Boochoon which I have never felt towards anyone in my life before.<br>'I will never forgive nor forget what he has done.'<br>Looking at Boochoon in the dock he said: 'He has destroyed me and my life will never be the same.'<br>He added that his eldest daughter was too traumatised to give an impact statement.<br>Mr Holt said the Uber driver described seeing something flying towards him so fast he did not realise it was a car.<br>Following the incident, Boochoon was asked by police if he had been drinking to which he replied 'I've only had two shots bro.'<br>Police reported there was a strong smell of alcohol on Boochoon, his eyes were bloodshot and he looked unsteady.<br>He was asked by a policeman if he was finding the situation funny, and he replied that he was.<br>Boochoon tried to blame the taxi driver for the crash.<br>Smashed glass bottles and drug paraphernalia including rolling papers were found in his car.<br>Mr Fontana told the court: 'Dear Franca, I've been trying to write about my life without you for last nine weeks.<br>'I didn't want to because writing or talking about it makes it real.<br>'The truth is that it is real and nothing could be done or said to change it or make it better.<br>'It's not possible to put into words the impact the dangerous driving of Steve Boochoon has had on my life.<br>'Most people wake up from a nightmare but I wake up every morning to a real one.<br><br>I struggle into work and I'm not the same person I was before.<br>'It has been beautiful to have you in my life for 20 years.<br>'From the first time we met I knew it was going to be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.<br><br>Both from Italy we had not much money, not much English spoken but we were pursuing our dreams.<br>'It felt amazing to have my best friend working with me. Since then you have been the first person I have seen when walking through the door and normally the last one.<br>'It didn't just break the hearts of your many friends and family but others too, people from all over the globe, customers and students here at work for 18 years.<br>'90 per cent of the people who come in are asking what happened to you and then we have to relive the trauma and see other people breaking down.<br>'I don't understand why dangerous people are left on our streets while you won't be here to see your girls growing up.'<br>Boochoon has a previous conviction for driving whilst intoxicated which is why he was disqualified on the day of the offence.<br>His defence lawyer Peter Rowlands said it was not prolonged or persistent speeding and that Boochoon had shown genuine remorse.<br>Boochoon had good character references from staff at the restaurant where he worked.<br>He also previously worked at an estate agents, the court heard.<br>Boochoon, of Brook Road, Hornsey, admitted causing death by dangerous driving, causing death by driving while disqualified, causing death by driving while uninsured and using a motor vehicle in a public place with no insurance.<br>He was remanded in custody ahead of sentence tomorrow.<br><br><br><br><br>If you liked this short article and you would like to acquire extra info relating to [https://en.volos-minivan.eu/ATHENS-0000000255-Meteora-greece-taxi-prices.html Meteora greece taxi prices] kindly stop by our web site. | + | Boochoon, of Brook Road, Hornsey, admitted causing death by dangerous driving, causing death by driving while disqualified, causing death by driving while uninsured and using a motor vehicle in a public place with no insurance.<br><br>There's no gym (they discourage too much activity as it interferes with the treatments) but there is a pleasant trail to amble round, past sandalwood trees, grazing farm animals and through a bamboo grove.<br><br>Soukya combines authentic ayurveda - the ancient Indian medical system - with homeopathy and complementary therapies to tackle everything from stress and taxi prices Dion weight management to arthritis and rare diseases in one holistic package. 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