Driver, 68, doctored dashcam footage after killing pensioner in 88mph crash

A man who gave police doctored dashcam footage after killing a pensioner while driving has been jailed for two years.

Martin Young had been speeding at 88mph when his Audi collided with a VW Polo driven by William Hall on December 16, 2019.

Mr Hall, 84, was taken to hospital with serious injuries following the crash.

During treatment for a neck fracture, he contracted Covid-19 and died in hospital.

Following the crash, police requested that Young hand over his dashcam footage from December 16.

The 68-year-old took a video on his phone of the footage, but filmed it so his actual speed would be obscured.

He also told police he was driving at 60 to 65mph in a telephone interview.

Detectives did eventually obtain the original dashcam footage which revealed Young had been travelling between 86 and 88mph.

The video showed his Audi in the fast-lane on the A1307 near Linton, Cambridgeshire.

Hall begins to pull onto the road before the collision takes place.

Young, of Withersfield, Suffolk, was yesterday sentenced to one year and eight months in prison after he pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and perverting the course of justice.

He was also banned from driving for five years and 10 months, and ordered to pay costs of £2116, plus a victim surcharge.

DC Rochelle Eves, of Cambridgeshire Police, said: ‘Young was travelling at excess speed on the A1307, a road he knew to be notorious for fatal collisions.

‘His attempt to avoid responsibility ultimately failed and it shows that if you lie to the police you will be found out.

‘I want to thank the family of Mr Hall for their dignity and patience while we have investigated this sad and complex case.’

DC Eves added the crash reflected the importance of careful driving, and the dangers of speeding.

In a statement, Mr Hall’s family said: ‘Bill was a kind, loving and gentle man but also strong and determined.

‘He was a proud husband, dad, grandad, great grandad and father-in-law who loved spending time with his family around him.

‘He was always interested and keen to hear what we were all doing.’

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