Driver jailed for killing aspiring doctor, 19

A DRIVER from Cornwall who struck and killed a student while driving at 80mph on a 30mph road has been jailed for 15 years.

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Ashton Kitchen-White, 19, died at the scene after being mowed down by Regan Kemp, 26, who was driving a Ford Focus ST in Middleton, Leeds, West Yorks., on May 16 this year, a court heard.

The victim's family previously told how at the time of his death Ashton was about to begin studying to become a doctor at Leeds University.

Kemp was being recorded on a mobile phone by a backseat passenger in the car when it smashed into Ashton. A witness in the car at the time said Kemp had been driving “like a maniac”.

Despite this, Kemp denied being behind the wheel and sought to shift the blame onto his friend.

Following a four-day trial at Leeds Crown Court, the jury unanimously found him guilty of causing death by dangerous driving.