Driver's Speed Kills Pedestrian, Avoidable Death


Author: The Daily News Now! February 27, 2026 Duration: 1:41
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Driver's Speed Kills Pedestrian, Avoidable Death

John Hodgson, a seventy-eight-year-old choir member, tragically lost his life after being struck by a speeding Range Rover while crossing a road in Liverpool. The driver, Elliott Hawe, was speeding and couldnt stop in time, despite braking hard. Hodgsons family shared heartfelt memories, expressing the pain of knowing his death was avoidable. Hawe, who was driving between forty and forty-three miles per hour in a thirty-mile-per-hour zone, showed genuine remorse. He received a six-month prison sentence suspended for a year, along with an eighteen-month driving ban and rehab activities.

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