WEB DESK
A police officer in United Kingdom, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison by a local court for causing the death of an Indian-origin shopkeeper.
Balvinder Singh was driving his vehicle in Wolverhampton when he was hit head-on by a car driven by Staffordshire Police officer Jason Bannister.
Singh was rushed to a hospital but died of his injuries in December 2016. Bannister, who had pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving in a hearing in September, was sentenced to 18 months of imprisonment by a Birmingham Crown Court yesterday.
He is currently suspended from duty.
Staffordshire Police said it would launch misconduct proceedings now the court case had concluded.
According to BBC, the collision took place on Cannock Road, Wolverhampton, in December 2016.
Bannister was also banned from driving for a total of three years and nine months, and will be required to complete an extended driving test in order to obtain his licence.
After his death, Mr Singh’s family paid tribute to the Wednesfield shopkeeper, and said: “He was the most loyal and hard-working family man, with three children and six grandchildren who were his everything one of which he never got to meet.
“He was loved throughout the community.”