Alice was in front of the others by a few steps when Hussain’s black Vauxhall Corsa, heading in the direction of the town centre, collided with her.
The young girl was taken to hospital with critical injuries and passed away a few days later.
Hussain of Essex Street, Halifax, initially attempted to minimize his offending by saying he had been driving legally and blamed the young girl for running out into the road.
But dashcam footage obtained by police showed that Hussain was driving at around 49mph when the lights for motorists had already changed to red.
James Lake for the prosecution said:
“It is the Crown’s case that the defendant made a deliberate decision to run the red light at high speed in the belief that nobody was crossing the road.”
