Wiktoria Was: 'My heart is broken with unbearable emotion': Mother's devastation at loss of daughter as driver who killed her while being chased by police is jailed Wiktoria Was, 13, died following the crash in Southwark, south-east London Year 9 pupil was pronounced dead at the scene on January 6 this year Devon Newell, 33, was today sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison The mother of a 13-year-old dancer killed when their car was hit by a drug dealer chased by police, has spoken of her "unbearable" grief over losing her daughter. Wiktoria Was died instantly when 33-year-old Devon Newell crashed into the car she was travelling in with her mother, stepfather and four-year-old brother in Southwark, south-east London on January 6. Her mother Anna Uroda said her life was "incomplete" without her daughter adding: "I will be tortured for the rest of my life," Woolwich Crown Court heard today. Victim: Talented Wiktoria Was, left, died when Devon Newell, right, hit her family's car fleeing from police Year 9 pupil Wiktoria and her mother were travelling with her step-father Maciek Struzik and four-year-old brother Max Uroda at the time of the crash. Drug dealer Newell, who did not have a drivers licence, was trying to evade capture when he slammed into the back of the family's VW Polo causing the car to spin violently onto the pavement and into a wall. The court was shown police video that Newell had driven to speeds up to 70 miles per hour, sometimes three times the speed limits, going through red lights and swerving onto the other side of the road moments before the crash. Seconds later, after his vehicle had spun 180 degrees into the other side of the road, he ran out of the car leaving his female passenger, Ms Brooks, in the passenger seat but he was soon caught by police officers. Wiktoria was pronounced dead 20 minutes later despite CPR from police and paramedics and emergency surgery carried out on the roadside. Tragic: Wiktoria died in the crash in New Cross, south-east London on January 6 Injuries: Wiktoria was pronounced dead at the scene and her stepfather was taken to hospital In a statement read out in court Ms Uroda said her daughter was "loveable, sensitive, trustworthy, happy, intelligent, hardworking and a sensible young girl full of life and blossoming into a beautiful blue-eyed young lady." The statement continued: "It breaks my heart open with unbearable emotion, all purpose of life have become a mystery. How do I tell Max that he will never see his sister again? He says, "Where is Wiktoria? I want Wiktoria, I love Wiktoria. Without Wiktoria my life is incomplete, I will be tortured for the rest of my life for it. I face only darkness. If only life had a stop and rewind button, Wiktoria would be with us safe and sound. The court was told that following the crash, Wiktoria's little brother had been left traumatised suffering from night terrors and bedwetting. Her stepfather had also suffered serious injuries and was awaiting physiotherapy for four fractures to the left side of his lumber vertebra but he had not been permanently disabled. Newell, who pleaded guilty to one count of causing death by dangerous driving, one count of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and one summary count of driving without a licence and without insurance, had been bailed by Sussex Police for another offence in October of last year. Crash: Mr Newell was being chased by a marked police car when he hit the back of the Volkswagen Polo where Wiktoria had been sat in the back, pictured The court heard that he had a series of previous convictions including drug dealing and sexual offences and had never owned a full driving licence, having had his provisional one revoked in 1998. "It was driving characterised by ignoring obvious signals by police for him to stop," said prosecutor Peter Clement. The danger that he posed in driving the way that he did, deliberately ignoring the rules of the road, was obvious He demonstrated absolute disregard for the speed limits, traffic lights, or other road users. In short, we suggest the defendant had regard only for himself. Sentencing him to a total of eight and a half years, Judge Hilliard said: "This case represents a terrible tragedy and you are responsible for it. Because of your criminal conduct, 13-year-old Wiktoria Was was killed. Her own life ended, all that promise, all those hopes for the future, all brought to an end and by you. Her mother, parents, her family, they have always got to live with that loss long after you have been released from the sentence I will pass. No sentence I pass will make up for what you have done. The sentence is not for one moment intended to reflect the value of human life, which of course is wholly beyond value. Damage: Council workers are pictured trying to repair a traffic light damaged in the fatal collision News of Wiktoria's death prompted an outpouring of grief from her fellow pupils at Goffs School, in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire Headteacher Alison Garner said immediately after the death that staff and pupils were still in shock after receiving the news. "Wiktoria was a highly valued member of our community - funny, charming, bubbly and with a bright future ahead of her," she said. She will be much missed by us all. In a statement on the school's website Mrs Garner paid tribute to Wiktoria. She said: "It was impossible to be in Wiktoria's company without being struck by her wonderful personality and humour, as well as her many talents, and her loss is felt deeply throughout our school." The family requested all Goffs School students wear their uniform to the funeral, as blue was Wiktoria's favourite colour. Following the funeral mass, the family attended a private cremation before returning to the Church Hall.