A van driver who took “at least 20 lines of cocaine” before causing the death of a three-year-old girl in a horrifying crash has been jailed for 12 years. Rawal Rehman, 36, of Lambton Road, Manchester, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving after he struck Louisa Palmisano—affectionately known as Lulu—with his Mercedes Sprinter van during a family visit to Manchester on February 22.
Lulu died in the hospital from her injuries after being hit while walking hand-in-hand with her parents in Mosley Street at around 10 am. The court heard that Rehman, who had spent the early hours visiting two massage parlours, was heavily intoxicated, having consumed a large quantity of cocaine over seven hours.
