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He waved goodbye to friends at the pub - then moments later David was killed by an 'idiot driver'

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A hit-and-run driver who killed a dad as he left a pub tried to set his car on fire in a desperate bid to cover his tracks. Scott Freeth, 33, ploughed into David Clegg moments after the 56-year-old said goodbye to friends at the Royal Oak pub in Ashton-under-Lyne.

Instead of stopping and helping, Freeth fled the scene and later tried to to set his Mercedes Sprinter van on fire. Eventually Freeth confessed, but as he remained under investigation, he was caught speeding again the following year.

He has now been sentenced to almost ten years in prison. A large number of Mr Clegg's devastated relatives were in court as Freeth learned his fate. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. His death has left his teenage daughter orphaned, after her mother passed away years earlier.

Minshull Street Crown Court heard that Freeth had been out driving in the van with two friends as passengers from about 10pm on Saturday, June 19, 2021.

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