A DRIVER who killed a promising Olympic diver has been jailed for five years.
Lukasz Banasik, 26, was driving almost 20 miles over the 30 mile an hour speed limit when he hit Gavin Hustler-Brown as he crossed the road after a night out in Southampton.
The 22-year-old criminology student was studying at Southampton Solent University, was flung into the air when he was hit by a Vauxhall Astra being driven dangerously by Banasik.
Southampton Crown Court heard how Banasik and three friends had bought the vehicle just a week before the fatal crash for just £100. He didn't have a driving license in the UK or his native Poland and the vehicle was not insured.
He then fled the country following the crash that happened on April 27, 2007. He was only finally captured in July last year when he was held by Polish police over a separate matter.
Banasik pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving, driving without a license or insurance, failing to stop and report an accident.
Jailing him Judge Derwin Hope said told that he had "substantially prolonged the agony that family and friends have had to go through."
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