"This was a catastrophic crash which claimed the life of Aalia, a young woman with her whole future ahead of her, and left two other people with life-changing injuries. Christopher Jackson drove at an alarmingly fast speed, smashing through iron gates into a pedestrianised area, then striking and tragically killing Aalia as she sat on a bench near her university campus."
"The collision resulted from pedal confusion, and his driving clearly fell far below the standard expected of a competent and careful driver. Jackson, of Southampton, appeared at the Old Bailey on Friday and was jailed after previously pleading guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving."
Christopher Jackson, 27, from Southampton, was jailed for eight years after pleading guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. He drove at excessive speed through iron gates into a pedestrianised area on The Strand in central London, striking Aalia Mahomed, a university student, who was sitting on a bench. The collision also injured two other people, Irem Yoldas and Yamin Belmessous. The crash resulted from pedal confusion, with Jackson's driving falling far below acceptable standards. He will serve two-thirds of his sentence before release on licence and faces a five-year driving disqualification, extendable during his custody period, plus a mandatory retest requirement.
Read at www.standard.co.uk
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