A judge has admitted his sentencing powers are 'pitifully inadequate' after a speeding hit-and-run driver who killed a pensioner was jailed for just 22 months. Residents living nearby who heard the impact of the crash rushed to Mr Forde's aid as he lay injured in the road. Prosecutor Angus Robertson said Mr Forde had been one-and-a-half metres away from the kerb when he was struck by the BMW. 'The range of sentences under the guidelines will seem pitifully inadequate to the family of Mr Forde.' His car was found to have damage to the front and the wing mirror and fibres from Mr Forde's clothing at the point of impact.

Source: Daily Mail May 18, 2019 13:16 UTC