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| Man guilty of killing Kingston student as she crossed road | Man guilty of killing Kingston student as she crossed road |
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| A speeding driver has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for causing the death a student who was mown down as she crossed the road outside her university. | |
| Student, Hina Shamim, 21, was hit by Farid Reza's BMW in Kingston-upon-Thames, south-west London. | |
| Reza, 36, had been racing against William Spicer, 28, at speeds of almost 70mph shortly before the crash. | Reza, 36, had been racing against William Spicer, 28, at speeds of almost 70mph shortly before the crash. |
| He was found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving. | |
| Spicer, 28, from Harrow, was acquitted of the more serious charge but found guilty of careless driving. | Spicer, 28, from Harrow, was acquitted of the more serious charge but found guilty of careless driving. |
| Ms Shamim was on her way to the library when she was hit by Reza's car, and hit her head on the windscreen as she was flung over the bonnet. | Ms Shamim was on her way to the library when she was hit by Reza's car, and hit her head on the windscreen as she was flung over the bonnet. |
| The court heard Reza was behind the wheel of a white BMW which was racing ahead of a dark grey BMW driven by Spicer with three university friends. | The court heard Reza was behind the wheel of a white BMW which was racing ahead of a dark grey BMW driven by Spicer with three university friends. |
| Both cars were identified in CCTV footage jumping a red light along the route before the crash, the court heard. | Both cars were identified in CCTV footage jumping a red light along the route before the crash, the court heard. |
| Reza was also found guilty of injuring one of five children who were in his car when it hit Ms Shamim and crashed into a double-decker bus. | Reza was also found guilty of injuring one of five children who were in his car when it hit Ms Shamim and crashed into a double-decker bus. |
| The young child, who cannot be identified, suffered a fractured skull, jaw and collarbone. | The young child, who cannot be identified, suffered a fractured skull, jaw and collarbone. |
| Following the verdict, Ms Shamim's father, Shamim Khan criticised both drivers' "arrogance" and said: "I ask them, what gives you the right to put lives in danger through your driving? | Following the verdict, Ms Shamim's father, Shamim Khan criticised both drivers' "arrogance" and said: "I ask them, what gives you the right to put lives in danger through your driving? |
| "Such unbelievable arrogance." | "Such unbelievable arrogance." |
| Spicer was fined £1,000, and ordered to pay £500 towards prosecution costs. Nine penalty points were added to his licence and he was ordered to pay £100 victim surcharge. | Spicer was fined £1,000, and ordered to pay £500 towards prosecution costs. Nine penalty points were added to his licence and he was ordered to pay £100 victim surcharge. |
| Reza from Kingston-upon-Thames, was sentenced to five years and three months in prison for causing death by dangerous driving. He was also given a concurrent sentenced to three years in prison for causing serious injury by dangerous driving. | |
| Judge Richard Marks said: "I am satisfied not that you were racing but you were showing off in the manner in which you drove." |