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Cars torched by yobs at twisted vigil for victim of A66 wrong-way crash

CARS have been torched at a twisted vigil for one of the joyriders killed in the A66 wrong-way crash just hours after police launched a crackdown.

Cars torched by yobs at twisted vigil for victim of A66 wrong-way crash

TL;DR

  • Five cars were torched during a vigil for Michael Robert Cahill, who died in a wrong-way crash on the A66.
  • The vigil took place just hours after a police crackdown.
  • Cahill and four others died in the crash after driving the wrong way down the dual carriageway and colliding with a police car, which also killed two officers.
  • Videos showed cars being driven erratically and set on fire during the remembrance event.
  • The event was part of a series of gatherings to remember victims of recent incidents, including one for Jakub Matusiak.
  • The article mentions a larger police deployment in Middlesbrough due to rising crime and deaths.