An uninsured biker who killed a pedestrian in Dagenham last year and sped off from the scene faces a lengthy jail sentence.
Carl Samuel of Dagenham was already disqualified and had never taken a motorbike riding test when he rode down the wrong side of the road, mowing down 56-year old Mohammed Yad Ali at 40mph before speeding off without stopping to see if Ali was okay. The collision happened on Mile End road, Whitechapel on August 31, 2007.
A jury convicted 21-year old Samuel of causing death by dangerous driving, and after the verdict was read out it emerged he already had three other convictions for driving while disqualified. Samuel had admitted to failing to stop, driving without a licence or motorbike insurance, but denied causing death by dangerous driving.
He will be sentenced next month.
