Overview
- Derby Crown Court sentenced 21-year-old Kiran Hanson after he pleaded guilty to causing death and serious injury by dangerous driving in a 2024 collision on Pastures Hill, Littleover.
- He received an 18-year driving disqualification in addition to the decade-long prison term.
- Evidence described him overtaking at high speed near Derby High School, ignoring passengers’ pleas to stop, striking a kerb and verge, then crashing head-on into a Range Rover.
- Benn Johnson, 22, died of abdominal injuries; his brother Finn suffered multiple fractures including a fractured spine; Range Rover driver Sami Zeidan sustained three broken ribs.
- Prosecutors said Hanson had consumed alcohol and cannabis during the journey and refused a post-crash blood sample, while expert examinations found no vehicle defects contributed to the crash.