Moment ‘show off’ driver asks ‘am I going to jail?’ after killing girl, 18, in shock 117mph crash while covered in blood
THIS is the moment a driver covered in blood asks police if he is going to prison after killing a teenage girl in a high speed crash.
Jack Cracknell was aged just 20 when he lost control of his Ford Fiesta ST after going 117mph in a 40mph zone and smashing into a pub.
Cracknell’s 18-year-old passenger Lucy Billingham suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene in Canterbury, Kent.
Three others were also in the high-powered motor at the time and all suffered due to the reckless driving.
Footage of Cracknell’s arrest shows police officers talking to him inside The Old Gate Inn pub and hotel which he left badly damaged in the crash.
The cocky motorist was seen slumped onto a chair covered in blood as he calmly speaks to the officers about the deadly drive.
Bodycam footage from the early hours of December 3, 2022 shows Cracknell confessing to speeding at “120” in a move he admitted was “stupid”.
In the uncomfortable clip, Cracknell asks a Kent police officer: “Can you tell me, am I going to prison for this?”
He is met with the reply: “It depends what happens.
“Obviously you are telling me you’re going to go to prison.
“I don’t know how you were driving before or what you were doing.”
The police continue to probe the crash, at one point quizzing Cracknell about his speed.
After revealing he was travelling at almost three times the speed limit, Cracknell says: “It’s stupid. I’m definitely going to prison.”
Before later saying: “I’m so, so sorry.”
The driver, from Ospringe, Faversham, was arrested later that night and charged with causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
Teenager Lucy was sat in the back left seat of the car at the time of the crash which took place in the early hours of the day.
Lucy’s mum Heather Kemsley, described her daughter as “a bright, bubbly girl”.
She was due to start a new job just after the fatal smash.
Cracknell was dropping off a group of passengers after picking them up from Club Chemistry nightclub when the tragedy happened at 4.20am, Kent police said.
Colby Ainger was sat next to Lucy in the rear of the Fiesta and suffered a serious broken wrist and bruising to his body.
A police probe later found his fellow passengers pleaded with him to slow down moments before the deadly pub collision.
Now aged 22, Cracknell pleaded guilty to both charges at Canterbury Crown Court in November 2024.
He was sentenced to six years in prison and given an eight-year driving ban.
Judge Simon James said: “Looking at the photographs of the resultant damage it is a miracle that anyone survived.
“Lucy’s death was caused by your irresponsibility, criminally reckless speed and abject failure to have regard to the safety of others.”
The car reportedly ended up on its roof, he added.
Detective Constable Lee Berridge added: “I hope this tragic case sends out a message to all motorists that driving recklessly and at high speeds can have catastrophic consequences.
“Lucy Billingham’s death was completely avoidable, had Cracknell driven sensibly and within the speed limit on the night of this incident.
“My thoughts and those of my team are with her family and friends, as they continue to remember her and mourn their loss.”