Vajza e politikanit ekuadorian vritet para syve të të fejuarit nga një shofer me shpejtësi skëterrë

The daughter of an Ecuadorian politician was hit and killed by a speeding Mercedes car in front of her fiancé.

Vanessa Sagnay de la Bastida, 28, was hit as she crossed a road near Wandsworth Bridge in west London with her partner Michael Williams.

Octavian Cadar, 39, was allegedly driving the Mercedes at more than twice the speed limit at the time of the crash that threw the 28-year-old into the air.

Sagnay, who was known as Charlotte, suffered a head injury and died at the scene about 13 minutes later, despite the efforts of an off-duty doctor.

Cadar, of Bexley, south-east London, admitted causing her death by careless driving but denied the more serious offense of causing death by dangerous driving.

Opening the trial on Monday, prosecutor Amanda Hilton said Cadar had left a McDonald's restaurant and was on his way to visit his girlfriend in Fulham after work on the evening of March 16, 2022.

The witnesses present at the scene stated that they heard a noise caused by a sports car which was at high speed. The 28-year-old was seen by a witness doing somersaults in the air before falling to the ground.

An off-duty doctor who happened to be at the scene gave first aid, but Sagnay did not survive due to his injuries.

Meanwhile, the trial for this case is still ongoing. At the last hearing, Sagnay's mother began to cry loudly in court and appeared shocked to learn that the defendant had touched her daughter as she lay dead on the sidewalk.

Judge Anuja Dhir KC called for a brief recess before addressing the jurors on the matter.

She told them that it is understandable that 'emotions are high', but asked jurors to put their feelings aside and judge the case based on the evidence.