A driver responsible for the death of a man in a collision on the A171 in North Yorkshire has been sentenced.
Sahil Nagpal, 30, was jailed for ten years at Teesside Crown Court on Tuesday December 2nd, following an investigation into the collision by North Yorkshire Police.
Nagpal, from Wardley, Gateshead, was found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving, and three offences of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, after a four-day trial earlier this year.
On 8 October 2023, at about 7pm, Nagpal was driving his Hyundai i40 car along the A171 between Whitby and Teesside. On a rural stretch of the road, near Scaling Reservoir, Nagpal made a dangerous overtaking manoeuvre that resulted in his car colliding head-on with a vehicle being driven in the opposite direction. This car was being driven by Paul Brand, who was on his way to work.
The collision not only tragically caused the death of Mr Brand, but also resulted in three members of Nagpal’s family, who were travelling with him in his car, being seriously injured.
The court heard that at the time of the collision, Nagpal’s vehicle was wholly on the wrong side of the road.
He had made the overtaking manoeuvre in spite of solid white lines along the centre of the road; a warning sign stating ‘hidden dip’; and a ‘slow’ warning marker on the road.
Despite being given emergency treatment, Mr Brand was pronounced dead at the scene.
Nagpal was arrested and charged by North Yorkshire Police.
After the sentencing hearing, Traffic Constable Gemma Brett, of the force’s Major Collision Investigation Unit, said:
“The impact this collision had on Mr Brand’s family has been immeasurable. I pay tribute to the strength and dignity they have shown throughout this ordeal, particularly his two children, who were both teenagers when he died. I hope they can derive some comfort from the outcome at court.
“By contrast, Nagpal – in the face of overwhelming evidence of his dangerous driving – pleaded ‘not guilty’, forcing Mr Brand’s family to re-live the trauma of this devastating incident. So many lives were affected by Nagpal’s actions on that day, and it is right that he now faces the consequences.”
Mr Brand’s family said:
“After a long, drawn out, painful two years we can finally stop and think about starting to properly grieve, knowing that the man who killed our dad is finally getting punishment, and we will have some justice for our dad.
“We have had the most horrific two years of court cases, meetings, etc., having to re-live the events of the crash which killed our dad, over and over again. We had to hear the list of our dad’s injuries caused by the crash, which was longer than you can imagine. We saw images of the car as a result of the crash – this was gut-wrenching and will be stuck with us for the rest of our lives. All while Sahil Nagpal watched our pain, and continued to plead not guilty.
“We will continue to keep our dad alive by never letting him be forgotten by anyone, and he will also be remembered by his grandson who never got to meet his grandad.”
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