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| Jade Clark moped death: Driver jailed for death and cover-up | Jade Clark moped death: Driver jailed for death and cover-up |
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| A banned driver who caused the death of a 16-year-old girl in a road crash and then tried to cover up his involvement has been jailed for six years. | A banned driver who caused the death of a 16-year-old girl in a road crash and then tried to cover up his involvement has been jailed for six years. |
| Moped rider Jade Clark, from Ringwood, Hampshire, was hit by Brian Hampton on the A31 in Dorset on 24 February. | Moped rider Jade Clark, from Ringwood, Hampshire, was hit by Brian Hampton on the A31 in Dorset on 24 February. |
| Hampton, 58, lied to his wife and the garage where he had his car repaired in a bid to avoid detection. | Hampton, 58, lied to his wife and the garage where he had his car repaired in a bid to avoid detection. |
| He admitted causing death by careless driving and was found guilty of perverting the course of justice. | He admitted causing death by careless driving and was found guilty of perverting the course of justice. |
| Hampton, of Hornash Lane, Shadoxhurst in Kent - who was a banned driver at the time of the collision - claimed he had not known anything about the crash until he was arrested a month later. | Hampton, of Hornash Lane, Shadoxhurst in Kent - who was a banned driver at the time of the collision - claimed he had not known anything about the crash until he was arrested a month later. |
| The court was told Hampton was banned for drink driving in June 2012 for 26 months when he was found to be three times over the legal limit. | |
| Hampton told Bournemouth Crown Court he had felt a jolt at the time of the crash and thought he had hit a pothole, but said he did not see a moped before or afterwards. | |
| As the jury returned the unanimous guilty verdict, it was met by cheers of "yes" from the public gallery. | As the jury returned the unanimous guilty verdict, it was met by cheers of "yes" from the public gallery. |
| The railway health and safety consultant had said he told his wife his Volvo XC90 had broken down, rather than having been damaged, because he did not want a row with her. | The railway health and safety consultant had said he told his wife his Volvo XC90 had broken down, rather than having been damaged, because he did not want a row with her. |
| Mother sobbing | Mother sobbing |
| He also admitted that he lied to a garage by telling them the damage was caused by hitting a deer. | He also admitted that he lied to a garage by telling them the damage was caused by hitting a deer. |
| At that point Jade Clark's mother Sharon began sobbing and said loudly: "It was my dead daughter." | At that point Jade Clark's mother Sharon began sobbing and said loudly: "It was my dead daughter." |
| Hampton told the court he was once a paramedic in Dorset and also revealed his younger sister had been killed in a traffic accident 30 years ago. | Hampton told the court he was once a paramedic in Dorset and also revealed his younger sister had been killed in a traffic accident 30 years ago. |
| He said his parents had never found out what happened in his sister's crash and he did not want Jade's parents to go through the same thing. | |
| He explained that was why he pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving when presented with evidence of his vehicle's involvement. | |
| During cross-examination, prosecutor Simon Jones accused Hampton of being a compulsive liar. | During cross-examination, prosecutor Simon Jones accused Hampton of being a compulsive liar. |
| He replied: "No sir." | He replied: "No sir." |
| Earlier, Mr Jones described how Jade's moped was "swallowed up and pushed along the carriageway" in the crash. | Earlier, Mr Jones described how Jade's moped was "swallowed up and pushed along the carriageway" in the crash. |
| He said Hampton then drove around her, exposing her to fast-moving traffic, and she was hit by a VW minibus, resulting in "catastrophic head injuries". | He said Hampton then drove around her, exposing her to fast-moving traffic, and she was hit by a VW minibus, resulting in "catastrophic head injuries". |
| Hampton was arrested by police who spent several weeks visiting all the UK's registered keepers of Volvo XC90s. | Hampton was arrested by police who spent several weeks visiting all the UK's registered keepers of Volvo XC90s. |
| They ruled out more than 1,000 vehicles registered between 2003 and 2007 before finding Hampton's car. | They ruled out more than 1,000 vehicles registered between 2003 and 2007 before finding Hampton's car. |
| Hampton, who admitted driving while disqualified and driving without insurance, was given a two-year sentence for causing death by careless driving and four years for perverting the course of justice, with the sentences to run consecutively. | Hampton, who admitted driving while disqualified and driving without insurance, was given a two-year sentence for causing death by careless driving and four years for perverting the course of justice, with the sentences to run consecutively. |