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Speeding driver jailed for killing cyclist in London hit-and-run | Speeding driver jailed for killing cyclist in London hit-and-run |
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A speeding driver who killed a cyclist in a hit-and-run has been jailed for six years. | A speeding driver who killed a cyclist in a hit-and-run has been jailed for six years. |
Ugur Unlu, 23, was going more than 50mph in a 20mph zone on Bounces Road in Enfield, north London, when he hit Anita Szucs. | |
Ms Szucs was coming towards Unlu when he hit her "head on" as he tried to overtake another car, the Old Bailey heard. | Ms Szucs was coming towards Unlu when he hit her "head on" as he tried to overtake another car, the Old Bailey heard. |
He pleaded guilty to three driving offences. | He pleaded guilty to three driving offences. |
Unlu, of Cheshunt, in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, had borrowed a white automatic Mercedes Smart car from his friend Huseyin Kaygisiz, who was in the passenger seat when the crash happened. | Unlu, of Cheshunt, in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, had borrowed a white automatic Mercedes Smart car from his friend Huseyin Kaygisiz, who was in the passenger seat when the crash happened. |
"You must have put your foot flat on the floor," Judge Rebecca Poulet QC told Unlu. | "You must have put your foot flat on the floor," Judge Rebecca Poulet QC told Unlu. |
'Could have walked home' | 'Could have walked home' |
The 30-year-old, who was on her way home to Enfield from a shift at Lidl, landed face down in the road and died later in hospital. | The 30-year-old, who was on her way home to Enfield from a shift at Lidl, landed face down in the road and died later in hospital. |
Judge Poulet said Unlu, who lived on Bounces Road, "did not need to have driven a car that night" and "could have walked home". | Judge Poulet said Unlu, who lived on Bounces Road, "did not need to have driven a car that night" and "could have walked home". |
Having caused Ms Szucs, 30, "terrible injuries", she said, he drove on for two miles despite a "completely shattered windscreen" then left the car in another place, "probably hoping it would not be found". | Having caused Ms Szucs, 30, "terrible injuries", she said, he drove on for two miles despite a "completely shattered windscreen" then left the car in another place, "probably hoping it would not be found". |
Unlu, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and causing death while driving without insurance. | Unlu, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and causing death while driving without insurance. |
He also admitted a charge of dangerous driving relating to the period after the crash. | He also admitted a charge of dangerous driving relating to the period after the crash. |
He received a six-year jail term and was disqualified from driving for four years upon his release. | He received a six-year jail term and was disqualified from driving for four years upon his release. |
Part-time Sainsbury's assistant and business undergraduate Kaygisiz admitted causing death while driving without insurance, and dangerous driving. | Part-time Sainsbury's assistant and business undergraduate Kaygisiz admitted causing death while driving without insurance, and dangerous driving. |
He was sentenced to 24 weeks in prison suspended for two years, 150 hours of unpaid work and two months on a tagged curfew. | He was sentenced to 24 weeks in prison suspended for two years, 150 hours of unpaid work and two months on a tagged curfew. |
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