A businessman has been jailed after he sped through a pedestrian crossing and killed a pensioner and his pet dog.
Ben Trigger, 29, from Wigan, was convicted of death by dangerous driving following a trial last month. He had been banned twice previously for drink-driving.
Trigger was at the wheel of his Ford pickup truck, going 20mph over the speed limit, when the vehicle struck Abdelkader Dhrif, a 70-year-old grandfather, and his pet dog as they crossed the A580 East Lancashire Road in Salford. Abdelkader, and his dog, called Maisie, both died - reports the Manchester Evening News.
