# Driver admits killing woman and her dogs in 61mph hit-and-run

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/driver-24-admits-killing-selfless-mother-and-her-two-dogs-in-hit-and-run-crash-while-travelling-at-twice-the-speed-limit-on-30mph-road/
- Published: 2026-10-30T10:21:10+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T10:33:17+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16251835/Driver-killing-mother-two-dogs-hit-run-crash.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Culture, Geopolitics, Politics, Travel, World

## Key points

- Driver admits causing the deaths of a mother and her two dogs.
- He was travelling at 61mph in a 30mph zone.
- Sentencing is due at the Old Bailey in January 2027.

## Summary

Dantay Roche, 24, has admitted causing the death of Marie Theobald and her two dogs in a hit-and-run crash in Hainault in December 2023. He was driving at 61mph in a 30mph zone, and left the scene after checking the damage to his car; the case highlights the fatal consequences of dangerous driving and fleeing a collision.

The 48-year-old mother was crossing the road with her Maltese dogs, Riley and Honey, when they were struck and died at the scene. Roche admitted causing death by dangerous driving, criminal damage and causing death while driving uninsured. He was remanded in custody and is due to be sentenced at the Old Bailey on 25 January 2027.

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