LEICESTER, England. (News Of The South) – A 22 year old Zimbabwean man Floyd Mangove was jailed for seven years for killing a pregnant woman while speeding under the influence of drugs and alcohol in Leicester.
The incident took place on February 15 along saffron lane in Leicester at 6.55am.
The 22 year old pregnant woman Paige was 22 weeks into her pregnancy and was walking to a bus stop on her way to work at Mc Donalds.
Mongove`s airborne vehicle struck her from behind.
Paige died at the scene of the accident and an emergency caesarian carried out to save the baby failed.
Mangove (22), of Hopyard Close, Gilmorton estate, off Lutterworth Road, Leicester, who was described by witnesses as driving at up to 90mph on the 30mph road, was banned from driving for 10 years.
Martin Hurst, prosecuting, told Leicester Crown Court: “At the junction of Saffron Lane and Knighton Lane, heading out of the city, he failed to negotiate a gentle right-hand bend.
“His wheels locked and he mounted the pavement, demolishing a road sign with two upright posts, which acted as a ramp, causing the car to take off and rotate 360 degrees, landing on its wheels on the carriageway.
“In the course of the flight he struck Paige from behind, causing massive injuries to her head, abdomen and leg.
“She died almost instantly and would not have been conscious.
“The baby wasn’t injured but died, despite a caesarean, and was otherwise entirely healthy and would have been born normally.
“The defendant stayed at the scene and claimed he could not remember what happened.”
Mangove said he had driven that morning after “a rough night”.
A blood test revealed he had 142 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood. The legal limit is 80mcg.
Judge Nicholas Dean QC said: “It’s hard to imagine a more tragic case than this. “You were responsible for those deaths by the way you drove.
“The way you drove was no doubt as a consequence of the alcohol you took in the hours leading up to the collision and the cannabis you had consumed.
“At the time you drove your VW Jetta in suburban Leicester you were drunk and affected by cannabis.”
CCTV images confirmed Mangove was driving at speeds of 71mph to 88mph.
Judge Dean said: “Your driving was prolonged, persistent and deliberate. I’m treating it as the death of more than one person.”
James Varley, mitigating, said Mangove was deeply remorseful and had suffered trauma and depression because of his actions.
He said: “He’s going to spend years in a prison cell and he accepts that.”
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