Banned motorist jailed after killing man in West Bromwich collision
Nayyib Mohammed was already banned from driving and was under the influence of cocaine prior to the fatal crash, the court heard.
A banned motorist with a "particularly bad" driving record, who killed a 37-year-old pedestrian, was starting a seven-year jail sentence today.
Nayyib Mohammed was travelling at 72 mph on a dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit 25 metres before careering into Richard Cheshire who was crossing the road, a judge heard.
The reckless 24-year-old had just undertaken one vehicle and overtaken an Audi Q7 as he weaved his way through traffic when tragedy struck in Trinity Way, West Bromwich, Wolverhampton Crown Court was told.
The Audi driver saw the pedestrian and was slowing down when passed by the silver Renault Clio with the defendant at the wheel on August 3, said Mr Benjamin Williams, prosecuting.
Mohammed was going too fast to react and was still travelling at 47mph 27 metres from the impact which had such force it pitched Mr Cheshire into the opposite carriageway.
He was certified dead at the scene.
False details
The defendant stopped nearby but gave police false details, claiming to be his brother who owned the Clio and had not given him permission to take it.
Mohammed was banned from driving for 37 months at the time and under the influence of cocaine, the court heard.
He had also failed to report having epilepsy which have disqualified him from getting a driving licence. He has 15 endorsements on it.
Mr Williams continued: "He has a particularly bad driving record and had either made a deliberate decision to ignore the laws of the road or was flagrantly disregarding them."
'Heartbreaking'
A victim impact statement issued by the family and friends of Mr Cheshire spoke of the devastating effect the tragedy had on his parents Pat and John.
It concluded: "We have got together and tried to comfort them but it has made no difference. It is heartbreaking to see how this has broken them. They will never get over it."
Mr Gurdeep Garcha, defending, conceded: "His driving has had a catastrophic effect on many people. He is terribly ashamed.
"The result of those few moments of madness is a heavy burden he will carry for the rest of his life."
Mohammed, from Marshall Street, Smethwick pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and driving while disqualified.
He was jailed by Judge Michael Challinor who also banned him from driving nine and a half years on release and said:
"This was persistent, prolonged and deliberate very bad driving when there were a number of reasons why you should not have been behind the wheel of a car. You have one of the worst endorsement records I have seen."
