An unrepentant driver who sped through a red light before colliding with a nine-year-old girl as she crossed the road initially blamed the youngster for the tragedy – before footage proved he had lied about his conduct.
Father-of-two Qadeer Hussain, 55, was today handed a prison sentence of eight years and four months for causing the death of Alice Williams by dangerous driving.
The youngster was on an outing to a summer fete with her mother and younger brother, Joseph, six, as they approached a crossing at Kings Cross Road in Halifax, on July 8, 2023.
But as the lights changed and other cars slowed down,
Hussain accelerated by 20mph above the speed limit in a last-second attempt to run the red light.
As he did so, he failed to see the family had begun crossing the road.
