Man who killed schoolgirl in collision found guilty of dangerous driving
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA man who killed an 11-year-old girl in a collision in Bury has been found guilty of dangerous driving. A jury convicted Andrew Cairns, 36, of Rupert Street, Radcliffe, after his Suzuki Alto vehicle collided with schoolgirl Ruby Cropper on New Lane, Radcliffe in August 2020.
She died in hospital two days later from the injuries she suffered. READ MORE: Hazel Grove MP William Wragg accuses Boris Johnson's Government of 'blackmail' Jurors at a Nightingale Court, held at the Hilton Hotel due to the pandemic, heard Cairns was driving ‘at excessive speed’ moments prior to the fatal collision shortly after 4.30pm on August 10, 2020.
He had previously pleaded guilty to causing the death of Ruby by careless driving, but denied causing her death by dangerous driving.
Eye-witnesses who saw Cairns before the collision said he had been ‘driving like a looney’. Other eye-witnesses said they thought Cairns had been ‘driving super fast’ and ‘like he was on a racetrack’.
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