Fatal Kirklees crash: Huddersfield man fled the scene after dangerous driving caused passenger's death

Kyle Wright, 27, was driving a Hyundai Terracan carrying six people on the A58 Whitehall Road in Cleckheaton, at around 5 am, on Saturday, January 22.

As they travelled towards Chain Bar the car came off the road and eventually came to rest in a field.

Due to the crash, one of the passengers, Curtis Dominik, 24, from Bradford, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The other four people in the car suffered minor injuries.

Detective Constable Debbie Farley, of the Major Collision and Enquiry Team, explained that after Wright lost control of the car he fled the scene.

Wright, of Longwood Gate in Huddersfield, was then arrested the next day.

DC Farley added: “Having lost control of his vehicle Wright fled the scene. He was arrested later that day.

“Further investigation highlighted other driving offences that night which were deemed to be dangerous prior to the collision.

“We hope the sentence Wright has received will provide some comfort for Curtis’s family and demonstrate that those who drive dangerously on our roads will be prosecuted.”

Wright pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving and dangerous driving.

The 27-year-old was sentenced to three years and 10 months at Leeds Crown Court, on Tuesday (Apr 2).

Wright was also disqualified from driving for five years and eight months and must take an extended test before he can drive again.

In a tribute to Curtis, his family said: “Curtis was a kindhearted, mischievous, larger-than-life young lad who lost his life at only 24 years old.

“He was taken away from a family that loved him more than he will ever know.

"He is deeply missed every single day by us all.”