<p><br /> A thief who ran down a woman as she tried to stop him stealing her car was jailed indefinitely, with a minimum term of six years.<br /> </p><p><br /> Shaun Higgins left Lynda Hankey, 42, for dead when he drove off in her beloved MG sports car outside her home in Wigan, Greater Manchester, last January. Hankey, a mother of two adult sons, later died in hospital<br /> </p><p><br /> Higgins was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court after he admitted manslaughter, aggravated vehicle taking and causing death by dangerous driving while disqualified from driving.<br /> </p><p><br /> It emerged during the hearing that Higgins was a heroin addict who stole Ms Hankey's car to enable him to get a fix and was on license following a previous conviction for aggravated vehicle taking.<br /> </p><p><br /> Judge Gerald Clifton said Higgins' actions showed "calculated disregard" for the danger posed to Ms Hankey.<br /> </p><p><br /> "You are, and for the foreseeable future will be, a dangerous cocktail of risk." He added.<br /> </p>
