A grandad who had moved to the UK for a better life was mowed down by a drug driver who was over six times the limit. Czeslaw Rozal, 61, was crossing Bridge Street in Heywood, Rochdale, when David Pakes ploughed into him in his Vauxhall Astra. Pakes was driving over the speed limit of 30mph, causing Mr Rozal to be thrown into the air, Minshull Street Crown Court heard.
A grandad who had moved to the UK for a better life was mowed down by a drug driver who was over six times the limit. Czeslaw Rozal, 61, was crossing Bridge Street in Heywood, Rochdale, when David Pakes ploughed into him in his Vauxhall Astra. Pakes was driving over the speed limit of 30mph, causing Mr Rozal to be thrown into the air, Minshull Street Crown Court heard. He suffered catastrophic head and pelvic injuries and died the following day.
Pakes, 44, was arrested at the scene, giving a positive saliva reading for cocaine. READ MORE:Thug jailed for sick actions after walking up to blind man stood near some bins in Piccadilly Gardens At the police station he provided a sample of blood which was 307 nanograms (ng) of benzoylecgonine per 100 millilitres of blood. The legal limit is 50 ng. He later admitted that he had been out socialising with friends days before the collision, during which he drank and took drug
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