Moment banned driver lies to cops after killing dad, 41, in horror hit-and-run smash
THIS is the moment a banned driver lied to police after killing a dad in a horror hit-and-run smash.
Stuart Nicholls, 46, ploughed into 41-year-old Karl Bradshaw after he tripped and fell in the road.
The disqualified driver then fled the scene – leaving dad Karl for dead at the side of the road.
Footage shows Nicholls lying to police when he was arrested over the hit-and-run.
He can be heard yelling “can you just tell me what I’ve done?” as officers read the charges to him.
Nicholls then tells them: “What do you mean I’ve been hit? I’ve hit nothing.
“I haven’t hit nothing.”
Nicholls was today jailed for four years and four months after pleading guilty to causing death by driving whilst disqualified.
Cambridge Crown Court heard the horror unfolded October 20, 2022, as he drove through Peterborough.
He drove around a taxi that had pulled over to help Karl after he tumbled into the road.
Nicholls then smashed into the dad, who suffered catastrophic injuries, before leaving the scene.
Witnesses identified his Renault Megane and he was caught by ANPR cameras that picked up his licence plate.
As well as his jail sentence, Nicholls was banned from driving for seven years.
Detective Sergeant Craig Wheeler, of Cambridgeshire Police, said: “Stuart Nicholls should never have been on the road that day and showed a complete disregard for the law. He knew he was disqualified from driving and had no insurance.
“Through his poor driving, he caused the death of Mr Bradshaw who was innocently going about his business and callously left the scene.
“He gave no thought to the catastrophic consequences of his actions by leaving Mr Bradshaw alone in the road with unsurvivable injuries.
“I hope the sentencing provides Mr Bradshaw’s family with some justice and closure.
“This collision highlights the dangers disqualified drivers pose to the public when they ignore their driving ban and the devastation this then causes when avoidable collisions, such as this, occur.”
