Derby: 'Inhuman' hit-and-run killer jailed

Fation Koldashi was jailed for 27 months at Derby Crown Court

A man who fled for four days after killing a pedestrian in a hit-and-run has been jailed.

Fation Koldashi's BMW struck Grant Sturgess, who had stumbled on to Derby's Pentagon Island while having an anxiety attack on 12 November 2023.

Mr Sturgess died at the scene, with his partner calling Koldashi "inhuman".

Koldashi pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving and was jailed for two years and three months at Derby Crown Court on Thursday.

Derbyshire Police said a number of cars had avoided Mr Sturgess after he moved into the road.

He was hit by Koldashi's BMW 5 Series, which had been travelling too close to the vehicle in front, the force added.

The 30-year-old, of Dorset Street, Derby, fled the scene but officers arrested him four days later after finding parts from his car at the scene.

He later pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving, as well as causing death in an unlicensed and uninsured vehicle, failing to stop after a road traffic accident and failing to report a road traffic accident.

Grant Sturgess was killed when he was struck by a BMW on 12 November 2023

During sentencing, Mr Sturgess's family paid tribute to the 31-year-old father of one.

His mum, Tracy Sturgess, said: "Grant as a child was a joy growing up. He was always up for a laugh and always the joker.

"Grant lost his almost three-year-old daughter Eva in 2019 and was still grieving for her.

"I now have to take solace that he is with her."

Mr Sturgess's partner Sophie Shelley added: "It should not have happened. Other drivers managed to see him so why couldn't he?

"He made the decision to drive a car with no licence and no insurance. He left our Grant there as if he was inhuman.

"He then made the decision to not hand himself in to police. That is inhuman."