Speeding driver who killed dad in hit-and-run crash jailed for four years

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A speeding driver who fatally injured another motorist before fleeing from the crash scene has been jailed for four years and four months.Connor Wilson, 23, failed to reduce his speed approaching a junction and collided with a vehicle being driven by 43-year-old Gabriel Lungu who later died in hospital.A judge told Wilson at the High Court in Edinburgh: "Only a custodial sentence is appropriate in this case."Lord Fairley said he read victim impact statements which made it "painfully apparent" the devastating effect of the loss of Mr Lungu for his partner and her son.Wilson, formerly of Skene View, Westhill, in Aberdeenshire, earlier admitted causing the death of Mr Lungu on December 30 in 2021 by driving dangerously in Aberdeen.The judge told him if he was convicted of the offence after a trial he would have faced a jail sentence of six years and six months.Wilson, who has a previous conviction for careless driving, admitted driving at a grossly excessive speed in a residential area of the city with a front tyre that was deflated..He failed to adhere to road signs and markings on Hilton Avenue and to reduce his speed on the approach to the junction with Hilton Drive.

He also failed to give way to other road users.Lord Fairley told Wilson: "At the time of this incident you did not hold a valid driving licence." Wilson's licence was previously revoked.The judge disqualified him from driving for eight years and two months and told him he would have to sit and pass an extended test if he ever wished to hold a licence again.After the crash Wilson and his passenger fled from the scene and he later claimed to police that he was in the car but did not drive it.The court heard that forensic analysis placed him in the driver's