‘Beautiful’ schoolboy, 12, hit & killed by speeding BMW driver ‘irritated by slow-moving traffic’
A 12-YEAR-OLD schoolboy was hit and killed by a speeding BMW who was “irritated by slow moving traffic”.
Azaan Khan tragically lost his life in Coventry Road, Yardley on June 8 last year.
The driver has been jailed for more than eight years after striking the youngster with his red BMW.
Other motorists heard “aggressive roaring” coming from the driver, Shazad Alam, 34, who was going 62mph at the point of impact – 22 mph above the speed limit.
Reckless Alam was weaving in and out of traffic and used the bus lane to undertake other drivers before hitting the schoolboy.
He admitted to causing death by dangerous driving and Birmingham Crown Court was told he had been banned from driving twice before.
Alam was sentenced to eight years and nine months, and will serve two thirds in custody.
He was also banned from driving for seven years from the point he is released.
Judge Kristina Montgomery KC concluded that the collision occurred after Alam became ‘irritated’ by slow-moving traffic.
A witness heard ‘aggressive revving and accelerating’ while another driver observed Alam cutting across him just before the crash.
Motorists claimed the speeder had ‘floored it’ and Azaan was pronounced dead at the scene after the collision at 6.15pm.
Azaan had been out with two of his friends to buy sweets before they used a pedestrian crossing.
Two of his pals made it to the other side of the road but Azaan, on his bike, was caught by the BMW.
The 12-year-olds mum, Zoe Homer, ran to the scene while 35-weeks pregnant at the time and told the court she was ‘completely and utterly broken.’
She said: “I didn’t just lose Azaan I lost the future I thought we had together, I lost all of myself.”
Azaan’s dad, Jakir Khan, states he will never be able to forgive the speeder for making him feel like he failed to protect his son.
He added: “He was always the smartest person in the room, had a great sense of humour and charm like no other.
“His smile and charisma filled every room he was in.”
West Midlands Police Detective Sergeant Paul Hughes said the incident showed the consequences of driving in a “clearly aggressive manner.”
He added: “This type of driving is not acceptable on any of our roads. I need all drivers to look at this and other cases and realise the consequences of those split-second decisions they make.”