Vanessa Sagnay de la Bastida died when a speeding car crashed into her as she walked with her fiancé.
A speeding Mercedes driver has been jailed for 10 years for causing the death of an Ecuadorian politician's daughter.
Ms Sagnay, 27, who was known as Charlotte, was hit before she reached the pavement, causing her to somersault in the air and land on a railing and sign post.Cadar, of Bexley, south-east London, had accused the couple of causing the collision by "messing about in the road", only admitting later to jurors that was wrong.
Speaking at his sentencing, Mr Williams, who was studying for a PhD at University College London, said: "No-one should have the power to kill just to drive fast. Weeping, she told the court: "My daughter was, is and always will be my life, my everything and my everyone.
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