A speeding Audi driver who caused a taxi driver's death has been slammed for trying to shift the blame onto his victim. Krishan Patel, 24, was doing more than twice the speed limit on Trafford Road, in Ordsall, Salford, when he hit a Renault Megane in 2020.
The Megane's driver, William Welsh, 46, suffered multiple injuries and died two days later. Patel was convicted by a jury of causing death by dangerous driving following a trial at Manchester Crown Court. He has now been jailed for four-and-a-half years.
The court heard Mr Welsh was sitting on top of his fastened seatbelt at the time of the crash - and Patel's lawyer tried to claim that Mr Welsh contributed 'significantly to both the collision and the death'.
