Pedestrian Derek Blackshaw had been walking home from a funeral when he was struck and killed by Ali Zafar.
A learner driver who killed a father-of-three returning from a funeral after driving dangerously in a supermarket car park was jailed for four years.
A judge told him at the High Court in Edinburgh that he had read victim impact statements from the deceased's family and said they were "bereft" and "devastated". The judge pointed out that the aggravating features included Zafar driving at speed in the car park and failing to stop and alert the authorities after the collision.
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He drove the vehicle while visibility was obscured by condensation on the windscreen, at excessive speed for the conditions, failed to maintain observations and failed to react to the presence of the project manager victim. The court heard that Zafar had asked if he could borrow a colleague's car keys to listen to music in the vehicle. Muneed Naeem agreed on condition that he did not move the car.
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