Tyrone Clarke, of Gisborne Gardens, was sentenced to 6 years and 9 months in jail at Birmingham Crown Court docket after a pedestrian in his 70s was killed on November 4, 2025. The 50-year-old had stolen a gray Toyota earlier within the day and was driving alongside Highters Heath Lane, south Birmingham, when he hit …
Tyrone Clarke, of Gisborne Gardens, was sentenced to 6 years and 9 months in jail at Birmingham Crown Court docket after a pedestrian in his 70s was killed on November 4, 2025.
The 50-year-old had stolen a gray Toyota earlier within the day and was driving alongside Highters Heath Lane, south Birmingham, when he hit the person, earlier than driving away from the scene.
West Midlands Police discovered that Clarke had ditched the stolen car half a mile from the scene, earlier than calling a taxi to take him again to Evesham.
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The pedestrian was significantly injured and died on the scene.
Clarke was arrested, and charged with inflicting dying by harmful driving, inflicting dying by driving a car while uninsured, and dealing with stolen items.
He admitted to the costs at Birmingham Crown Court docket in February.
Detective Sergeant Julie Lyman, from the Critical Collision Investigation Unit (SCIU), stated: “Our investigators discovered that Clarke’s harmful driving, in a stolen automobile, induced a person’s dying.
“Our ideas all through our investigation have remained with the person’s household, and so they have been supported and up to date by our specialist officers.
“Clarke callously left the scene and calmly known as a taxi to gather him, clearly pondering he would be capable to get away with what he’d finished.
“I hope his conviction and sentence sends a transparent message to drivers to consider the impact their actions can have.”
Along with the jail sentence, Clarke was additionally disqualified from driving for greater than 10 years and should take an prolonged take a look at earlier than being allowed again on the highway.
