Before video showed that he had lied about his actions, an unrepentant driver who ran a red light and then struck a nine-year-old girl as she was crossing the street originally blamed the child for the accident.
Two-time father Today, Qadeer Hussain, 55, received an eight-year, four-month prison sentence for driving recklessly and killing Alice Williams.
On July 8, 2023, the child was heading to a summer celebration with her mother and six-year-old brother, Joseph, when they came to a crossing at Kings Cross Road in Halifax.