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| Driver jailed over Poppy-Arabella Clarke crossing death | Driver jailed over Poppy-Arabella Clarke crossing death |
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| A 72-year-old man who killed a three-year-old girl at a pelican crossing has been jailed for four years. | |
| Poppy-Arabella Clarke and her mother were struck by John Place's car as they crossed Chester Road in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, in July 2016. | |
| West Midlands Police said Place had been told his eyesight was no longer good enough for him to drive. | |
| Place admitted causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving. | Place admitted causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving. |
| Poppy-Arabella's mother Rachel Clarke, was also seriously injured. | |
| The force says its investigations found at the time of the incident the traffic lights were on red and the green light was flashing for pedestrians. | |
| Place, of Bakers Lane, Sutton Coldfield, told police was not wearing his glasses and that he had not seen the red light or the crossing itself. | |
| A police spokesman said Poppy-Arabella's parents "continue to suffer enormously from their loss." | |
| He added: "Place should not have been driving that day as, quite simply, his vision was severely impaired." | |
| More on this and other Birmingham and Black Country stories here | More on this and other Birmingham and Black Country stories here |
| Place has also been disqualified from driving for five years from the date of his release from prison. | |
| At a previous hearing, Birmingham Crown Court heard Poppy-Arabella's parents were unable to have any more children and said Place had so far shown them no remorse. | At a previous hearing, Birmingham Crown Court heard Poppy-Arabella's parents were unable to have any more children and said Place had so far shown them no remorse. |