A hit-and-run driver, who left a pensioner dying in the road after mowing him down with his high-powered Sierra Cosworth then orchestrated a tissue of lies with his family to frustrate police, has been caged for five-and-half years.
Rajveer Sehangera, 29, of Vernon Road, Ilford - earlier jailed along with his brother and father for conspiring to pervert the course of justice - was also banned for seven years after failing to talk his way out of trouble.
A Snaresbrook Crown Court jury convicted him of causing the death of 72 year-old Donald Fisher, (pic. bottom) by dangerous driving, in Aldborough Road South, Ilford, Essex, on August 23, 2006.
After the fatal the collision Sehangera (pic top) fled the scene, abandoning the car in nearby Ladysmith Avenue then hatched a plan with relatives to dodge justice.
Detective Inspector Simon Sharp of the Metropolitan Police’s Collision Investigation Unit said: "This has been a particularly complex investigation, with members of the Sehangera family deliberately misleading police.
“This should serve as a reminder that those who behave in a criminal manner on London's roads will be pursued to the full extent of the law.
“The sentence passed shows the severity with which this behaviour is viewed by the courts.
"I hope that Sehangera's sentencing provides some closure for the family of Donald Fisher who have had to cope with the loss of a loved one in such tragic circumstances."
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