Telematics data that proved a driver was speeding has provided vital evidence in a fatal collision case.

Reza was sentenced to five years and three months in prison.

Farid Reza was found guilty of Causing Death by Dangerous Driving and Serious Injury at the Old Bailey after the telematics data was used to support the police investigation.

Reza was sentenced to five years and three months in prison and was also found guilty of causing Serious Injury after five children who were travelling in his car were injured.

Although CCTV evidence seized by Metropolitan Police investigators showed Reza was racing his BMW 330d M Sport against an identical model hire car driven by William Spicer, they were unable initially to prove the speed of either vehicle.

Analysis by Asset Protection Unit (APU) Ltd of the telematics device fitted to Spicer’s BMW 330d M Sport data provided the police with a precise timeline of events through vehicle events captured during the incident journey.

The CCTV evidence gathered from multiple building locations showed both cars were driving at speed towards the incident area, however they were travelling with a constant distance between them at the incident location which enabled APU’s telematics expert to show Reza’s car must have been driven at least 69 miles per hour, the same speed as Spicer’s, moments before Reza hit pedestrian Hina Shamim.

The APU expert witness was also able to refute an allegation from Reza that Spicer had collided with his vehicle causing him to lose control.

Judge Richard Leon Marks said: “The evidence provided in the case was essential to assessing the speed of the driver and the speed in which he was travelling – far over the speed limit – when he hit Shamim.

“The consequences to Shamim’s family are devastating and no sentence I could give would begin to address or consolidate their feelings. I accept that Reza’s remorse is genuine but it was only him responsible for putting his foot down on the accelerator that day.”