A family revealed their turmoil at their dad's death, and how a WhatsApp video circulated of him "in pain" in his car before he died. Adil Rehman, 32, of Skipton Circus, Sneinton, was driving at a "grossly excessive speed" and was not able to stop when he hit 66-year-old Arshad Rana, of Bobbers Mill, in his Ford Fiesta.
One of the "grotesque features" of the case involved someone filming Mr Rana critically injured in his car - sickening footage which was posted on WhatsApp "for everyone to see". Judge Stuart Rafferty KC said whoever was responsible ought to be utterly ashamed of themselves.
"Mr Rana did not deserve that and nor did his family. I don't blame you (Rehman) for that but it is a sad fact of society as it has become," he said.
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Son Wasim Rana fought back tears as he referred to the WhatsApp video circulated in the community of his father in pain. "He kept asking me if you were all right?" Wasim told Rehman in court. "If you were not injured? I reassured him you were completely fine."
Nottingham Crown Court heard on Monday (November 7) - as Rehman was jailed for four years for causing the death of Arshad Rana by driving dangerously in Ilkeston Road, Nottingham - how Arshad was admitted to the Queen's Medical Centre after he was filmed in his crumpled car.
Broken ribs led to an abscess, severe organ failure and pneumonia, before he died surrounded by his loved ones. Devastated daughter Nadia Rana said the driver was charged with causing death by dangerous driving - but in her eyes that was the same as involuntary manslaughter.
And she told Nottinghamshire Live she feels the sentencing guidelines do not reflect this type of crime - the maximum penalty for the offence of causing death by dangerous driving is 14 years imprisonment, if the offence was committed before 28 June 2022.
If the offence was committed on or after 28 June 2022, the maximum penalty is imprisonment for life. Rehman was sentenced under the old guidelines. The collision happened on August 25 last year and retired Mr Rana died on September 16.
Nadia said: "The judge can't do anymore. It highlights sentencing should be higher for this type of crime. Someone's life has been taken away for this unlawful act. Despite this, he will only serve two years in custody". She is grateful to Nottinghamshire Police serious collision unit who have supported them and worked tirelessly on the case.
But she said: "I don't think he got what he deserved." She told the court how Rehman lied to the police, blaming her father, to keep himself out of prison. Rehman, who was travelling twice the speed limit of 30mph, had lied about what happened, claiming for a fact he was doing 33mph, the court was told.
But expert evidence contradicted his claims, showing he must have travelled over a pedestrian crossing at about 64mph beforehand, the court heard.
Rehman, who has a property management business with a colleague for people moving on from hostels, will serve up to half of the four year term, and the remainder on prison licence on release.
He received one-third discount for his plea of guilty, and a seven-year driving ban, which includes two years to equate for his time inside. Prosecutor Steven Bailey said this was dangerous driving at "grossly excessive speed" and the starting point was five years in custody, with a range of four to seven years.
If Rehman was convicted at trial, he was looking at six years, said Judge Rafferty. Mr Rana had been going about his "lawful business", added the judge, on a street which he knew very well and Rehman also knew very well too.
"It was a busy thoroughfare throughout the community you shared. He got into his vehicle. He may not have fastened his seatbelt properly at the time of the collision- but that does not of course mean he was not about to do so.
"He may not have properly been driving, because he was advised about a heart condition - that does not suggest for a moment he was to blame for anything that happened next". Mr Rana's other daughter Sonia Hussain directed her comments to Rehman in the dock in a statement: "You blamed the whole accident on my dad. You told police you were doing 33mph.
"We had to fight to make sure my dad was not dragged through the mud - the mud you buried him in."
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