A couple who fled from the scene of a crash which killed a 12-year-old girl and then lied to police will not have their prison sentences increased.
Hannah Jones was driving Safeer Iqbal’s Vauxhall Corsa at 90mph when she lost control and collided with a Nissan Qashquai on the M61.
Sana Patel, 12, was thrown from her family’s car and suffered fatal injuries.
As the young girl lay dying, Jones and Iqbal ran from the vehicle – even calling a taxi to take them back to West Yorkshire.
Last month Jones was sentenced to 18 months in prison, while Iqbal was given just eight months.
The case was referred to the Attorney General to be considered under the unduly lenient sentence scheme, but it was rejected as the threshold was not met.
The court previously heard Iqbal was too drunk to drive so Jones went behind the wheel, even though she was not insured.
Other motorists on the M61 described the Corsa being driven erratically at speeds of up to 90mph shortly before the collision.
The pair then both lied over who was responsible for the crash.
They were charged with perverting the course of justice, and Jones was convicted of causing death by dangerous driving.
The Attorney General’s Office said: ‘After careful consideration the Solicitor General has concluded that this case cannot properly be referred to the Court of Appeal.
‘A referral under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme to the Court of Appeal can only be made if a sentence is not just lenient but unduly so, such that the sentencing judge made a gross error or imposed a sentence outside the range of sentences reasonably available in the circumstances of the offence.
‘The threshold is a high one, and the test was not met in this case.’
