A speeding driver who drove into and killed a pedestrian in Bradford Road, Stanningley, has been jailed.
Muzaffar Ahmed Mir aged 33, of Merton Avenue, Farsley was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court today (Thursday 16 October) for causing the death by dangerous driving of Joshua Wilson, aged 26, from Leeds, in Stanningley on 11 April, 2022.
The 33-year-old was jailed for six years after pleading guilty to the offence at a previous hearing.
He was also disqualified from driving for seven years and a deprivation order was made for his BMW M2 car.
Mir had been driving his black M2 at speeds of at least 86mph in the 40mph speed limit area on Bradford Road in Stanningley at just before 2.30pm on April 11 when he struck Mr Wilson.
The 26-year-old had been crossing the road after getting off a bus when he was hit by the car. Despite medical attention, he died at the scene.
Detective Sergeant Paul Lightowler of the Major Collision and Enquiry Team, who led the investigation into the collision, said: “Joshua’s death was a tragedy for his family and friends, and we welcome Mir’s sentencing at court for the dreadful driving which caused it.
“He was believed to have been driving at speeds of at least 86mph in a 40mph zone when he struck Joshua, inflicting unsurvivable injuries on him.
“It is welcome that he pleaded to his offence, sparing Mr Wilson’s family the ordeal of a trial, but they must now live a lifetime without him.
“This case sadly stands as another example of the awful and sometimes fatal consequences of dangerous driving on our roads.
“West Yorkshire Police remains committed with our partners to achieving the West Yorkshire Vision Zero road safety aim to reduce the number of people killed and seriously injured (KSI) on our roads by 50% by 2030, and to zero by 2040.”