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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. A pensioner who killed a three-year-old girl weeks after being told to stop driving because of poor eyesight 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. Poppy-Arabella Clarke and her mother Rachel 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. Her mother was also seriously injured in the crash.
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. At the time of the incident the traffic lights were on red and the green light was flashing for pedestrians, police said.
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."
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Place, of Bakers Lane, Sutton Coldfield, was jailed at Birmingham Crown Court.
He told police he was not wearing his glasses and that he had not seen the red light or the crossing itself.
In a family statement, Poppy-Arabella's parents Rachel and Phil said their daughter had spent the morning "playing with mummy" and "was excited to be heading to nursery to see her friends".
The family's lawyer called for a "Poppy-Arabella's law" requiring medical professionals to report people unfit to drive to the DVLA.
The statement added Place "did not swerve, he did not brake and he did not stop".
He only stopped when flagged down by another driver.
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."
Paying tribute to his daughter, Poppy-Arabella's father Phil said: "We will miss her forever, we will love her for always.
"We have been left with a life sentence without our little girl, whose entire life was stolen from her in a fraction of a second."
Place has also been disqualified from driving for five years from the date of his release from prison.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, the court heard Poppy-Arabella's parents were unable to have any more children and said Place had so far shown them no remorse.