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15/09/2015
Man Jailed For Killing Pedestrian With Stolen Car
An 18-year-old man has been jailed for the death of a pedestrian hit by a stolen car he was driving.
Michael Philbert, of Constable Mews, Bromley, pleaded guilty at Woolwich Crown Court to causing death by dangerous driving. He was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment and disqualified from driving for three years. He will serve nine months in youth custody and then a further nine months on licence when released.
The court heard how police were called on Thursday, 19 June 2014, at approximately 11:00hrs to reports of a woman injured following a collision with a black Range Rover in Eynsham Drive, at the junction with Finchale Road, SE2.
Officers, London Ambulance Service and London's Air Ambulance attended and the 64-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene. She was later identified as Brenda Croke, of Grovebury Road, London.
Five days later Michael Philbert, who was aged 17 at the time of the collision, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
Officers from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit launched a investigation which forensically linked Philbert to the car involved in the fatal collision.
The car he was driving was stolen but he could not conclusively be linked to its theft.
He was sentenced for causing death by dangerous driving on 2 September.
Detective Sergeant Richard Budd from the Road and Transport Policing Command said: "Philbert was unlicensed, untrained and uninsured when he drove a stolen car and killed a pedestrian on a footpath. He was driving at speed and rather than attempt to help the woman he drove into, he fled the scene.
"His callous actions have had a devastating affect on the victim's family. I would like to pay tribute to them and the many witnesses who came forward and helped secure this conviction."
(MH/CD)
Michael Philbert, of Constable Mews, Bromley, pleaded guilty at Woolwich Crown Court to causing death by dangerous driving. He was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment and disqualified from driving for three years. He will serve nine months in youth custody and then a further nine months on licence when released.
The court heard how police were called on Thursday, 19 June 2014, at approximately 11:00hrs to reports of a woman injured following a collision with a black Range Rover in Eynsham Drive, at the junction with Finchale Road, SE2.
Officers, London Ambulance Service and London's Air Ambulance attended and the 64-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene. She was later identified as Brenda Croke, of Grovebury Road, London.
Five days later Michael Philbert, who was aged 17 at the time of the collision, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
Officers from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit launched a investigation which forensically linked Philbert to the car involved in the fatal collision.
The car he was driving was stolen but he could not conclusively be linked to its theft.
He was sentenced for causing death by dangerous driving on 2 September.
Detective Sergeant Richard Budd from the Road and Transport Policing Command said: "Philbert was unlicensed, untrained and uninsured when he drove a stolen car and killed a pedestrian on a footpath. He was driving at speed and rather than attempt to help the woman he drove into, he fled the scene.
"His callous actions have had a devastating affect on the victim's family. I would like to pay tribute to them and the many witnesses who came forward and helped secure this conviction."
(MH/CD)
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