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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Pat Hurst

‘Loony’ driver jailed for mowing down and killing 11-year-old girl

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A “loony” driver who mowed down and killed an 11-year-old girl has been jailed for five years for causing death by dangerous driving.

Andrew Cairns, 36, was weaving in and out of traffic, overtaking on the wrong side of the road and speeding in his Suzuki Alto seconds before rounding a bend and ploughing into Ruby Cropper, on a sunny summer’s afternoon in August 2020, Manchester Crown Court heard.

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