Saqlane Zaffar, 28, smashed into Ryan Sandhu's Ford Fiesta on a closed lane of Birmingham's Aston Expressway after driving as fast as he could, forcing other cars to swerve.
Having amassed over 12 million global sales since it first hit showrooms in 1998 as the direct replacement for the Escort, it is the second most common car on UK roads behind only the Ford Fiesta.
The cars that are being stolen are not just typically high-end vehicles like Range Rovers or Rolls-Royces, but models like the Ford Fiesta and Volkswagen Golf.
Edward Spencer crashed his Ford Fiesta into an oncoming Fiat at 64mph, killing Matilda Seccombe, known as Tilly, 16, Harry Purcell, a 17-year-old twin, and Frank Wormald, 16.
Marc Thomas, 50, died following a collision in Bishop Auckland on September 9. He was was travelling to work on the B6286 at Toronto shortly before 8am when his Ford Fiesta left the road
Mridhul Kombara, 35, was walking to meet friends at a restaurant in Coventry when he was hit by a white Ford Fiesta that suddenly veered onto the pavement before smashing into him.