Driver sentenced to 10 years following trial
Nick - Driven Forensics • 1 May 2024

Driver jailed for 10 years for part in fatal collision

Nick Brady-Smith, Consultant at Driven Forensics, was appointed by the Crown Prosecution Service to give expert evidence in the case of a defendant who had been charged with various offences, having been involved in a collision which resulted in the death of a pedestrian.


Nick gave evidence at Leeds Crown Court, over two days, during which he was cross-examined by the defendants barrister.


The jury found the defendant guilty, where he was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment.


Furhter information can be found at:


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjr7wxnxr2qo


https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/news-appeals/huddersfield-man-jailed-10-years-following-fatal-road-traffic-collision-kirkburton

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