The cocaine-fuelled driver who tried to blame police after killing much-loved gran

A cocaine-fuelled driver tried to blame police for his 'extremely dangerous' driving which caused the death of a much-loved grandmother. Chad Rimmington, 32, was sentenced to ten years and eight months in prison after Kathleen Kirby was killed in Wigan.

She was walking along the pavement with Cliff Bullen, her partner of more than 20 years. They were making their way home after a visit to a nature reserve.

Rimmington fled from officers 'at great speed' in an Audi TT after they tried to pull him over, Bolton Crown Court heard. He reached speeds of up to 78mph in a 30mph zone, on a Monday afternoon in a built-up area.

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Rimmington crashed into an innocent Amazon delivery van, with the vehicle then spinning out of control and hitting 66-year-old Ms Kirby. She was killed and Mr Bullen narrowly avoided a similar fate.

After the horror crash, Rimmington was pulled from the car and arrested. He told officers at the scene: "I’ve killed someone, I’m so sorry. I deserve to die."

But when he was questioned following the incident, which occurred on June 26, he refused to watch CCTV footage of the crash and told police they should 'work it out for themselves'. He told officers of his driving: "It was only dangerous as soon as the officer started chasing me."

A judge later praised the 'professionalism' of the police officer who pursued Rimmington. Asked why he didn't stop for them, Rimmington said: "Because I had somewhere to be, I needed to go and say goodbye to my girlfriend."

"Seriously, stop pi***** me off," he said at one stage during the interview. Tests revealed that