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Lawyer for family of pregnant Hollyoaks star killed in crash slams driver’s ‘insulting’ sentence

The family of pregnant Hollyoaks actress Frankie Julia Hough, who died in a car crash on the M66, have branded the sentence given to a BMW driver as ‘insulting’

The family of Hollyoaks actress Frankie Julia Hough, who died in a car crash, have spoken out after a BMW driver has been jailed for 12 years.

Adil Iqbal was charged with to killing Frankie, who was 18 weeks pregnant with her third child, and causing serious injury to her nine-year-old son Thomas. The TV star was travelling with her two sons, Tommy and Rocky, two, and nephew Tobias Welby, four, and were all transported to hospital via air after the crash on the M66 near Bury, Greater Manchester.

Her four-year-old nephew, Tobias, was badly hurt in the incident which took place on May 13. 

Iqbal pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and two offences of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

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