Killer drink-driver who ran away from Clive Pinnock crash and bought vodka jailed - as devastated family of 'Mr Ibiza' speak of heartbreak
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA BMW driver who killed a father-of-three while over the legal drink-drive limit has been jailed for seven years. Daniel Masiulis, who a court heard on Tuesday was convicted in 2016 of failing to provide a specimen for analysis after suspected drink-driving, showed no emotion as he was led away from the dock to begin his sentence.
Masiulis, 38, a HGV driver by trade, was found guilty in July after trial of causing the death of Clive Pinnock by careless driving while over the drink-drive limit on Hyde Road in Gorton on April 8, 2020.
He denied the charges he faced, but was convicted by a jury on a majority verdict. Mr Pinnock's family spoke moving of their grief and loss in statements read out at the sentencing hearing, with his mother saying: "My heart is truly broken.
My life has changed forever." Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. A court heard he initially got out of his car - a BMW 520d - and went to Mr Pinnock after the collision, but CCTV footage then showed him jogging away from the scene, with other bystanders going over to critically-injured Mr Pinnock's side.
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