Killer driver 'threw away promising career' - court

Corey Langley, 20, was sentenced to four and a half years in a young offenders' institution at Sheffield Crown Court

A man who killed a pedestrian while driving at more than twice the speed limit has been sent to a young offenders' institution.

Corey Langley, 20, was driving his Volkswagen Golf at 63mph in a 30mph zone when it hit care worker Wayne Parkes, 50, as he attempted to cross Station Road in Sheffield on 19 April 2023.

At Sheffield Crown Court on Friday, Langley, who admitted causing death by dangerous driving, was told he would be detained for four and a half years.

Sentencing him, Judge Jeremy Richardson KC described the case as a "disaster in every way". He said Langley, who was 18 at the time of the incident, had his "foot to the floor in a moment of deplorable driving".

'Genuine remorse'

The judge said CCTV footage showed Langley, of Knutton Road, Parson Cross, was "driving normally on a busy road" prior to the collision, but had become "impatient with traffic conditions" at the same moment as Mr Parkes decided to cross the road.

Judge Richardson said: "You put your foot to the floor when you saw your chance.

"When you reached Station Road you saw a clear road straight ahead and accelerated from a lawful speed to very fast speed."

He said the victim's decision to cross the road without using a designated pedestrian crossing had been "unwise, but understandable".

Judge Richardson added: "This was a disaster for the deceased, because of your appalling driving. For his family, who have been devastated by his death.

"For you, because your young life has been ruined by your own actions, with a promising career as an electrician almost certainly thrown away."

In passing sentence, Judge Richardson said he had taken into account Langley's age at the time of the collision and the fact he had no previous criminal convictions and a clean driving record.

He also said it was clear Langley was "filled with genuine remorse".

Langley was also disqualified from driving for six years.

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