Speeding driver found guilty over death of woman in London

Sagnay was on her way home from the gym with her partner at the time of the incident near Wandsworth Bridge in March 2022, the Old Bailey heard. Photograph: PA

A driver has been found guilty of causing the death of a woman after his car hit her while travelling at more than twice the speed limit.

Vanessa Sagnay de la Bastida, 28, the daughter of the Ecuadorian former presidential candidate Carlos Sagnay de la Bastida, was hit so hard she somersaulted in the air before landing on a railing and suffering a fatal head injury, the Old Bailey was told.