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Speeding motorcyclist jailed after killing 86-year-old man on pedestrian crossing
A speeding motorcyclist has been jailed for 21 months after killing an 86-year-old man on a pedestrian crossing.
Daniel Redpath, 25, was riding a rare classic Aprilia RX 125 off-road bike when he hit Kunwar Singh on the eastbound lane of the Croydon Road in Bromley, Kent, on 18 April 2023. The defendant was travelling at up to 64mph (103kmh) on the busy residential street where the speed limit was 40mph (64kmh), the Old Bailey heard.
Donald Trump state visit - latest Mr Singh, a married father-of-two, would have been killed almost immediately on impact, the court was told. Passers-by rushed to help but he was pronounced dead at the scene at 3.28pm.
Redpath denied he was driving dangerously but admitted the lesser offences of causing death by careless driving and driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence. Judge Richard Marks KC said on Wednesday that Redpath showed a "clear disregard for the rules of the road" as he jailed him for 21 months and gave him a three-year driving ban after he is released.
Praising the "heart-rending" victim impact statements given by Mr Singh's son and daughter, the judge said it was clear their father was "hugely loved and respected". Mr Singh died just days before his golden wedding anniversary and his 80-year-old widow died in "heartbreak at the loss of her husband.
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