A driver who killed a mother-of-two when he reversed into her has been jailed for more than seven years.
Kiel Sanderson fatally struck 48-year-old Donna Smith in the Queensbury area of Bradford on 29 August 2025, before setting fire to his car in a bid to hide potentially vital evidence.
Sanderson, 40, had earlier been found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving following a trial at Bradford Crown Court, having already admitted a charge of perverting the course of justice.
In a statement, the victim’s family said she was “missed so very much”, adding that “no sentence will bring Donna back”.
The jury had been told how Sanderson had driven to his girlfriend’s home on Hillcrest Drive on the afternoon of the incident, but he had been assaulted and had his car windows smashed during a violent argument in the road.
Smith, who lived on the same street, had been standing at the rear of Sanderson’s Seat Ibiza when the driver “suddenly and quickly reversed” the car, running her over and causing her extensive crush injuries.
The court heard that the victim went into cardiac arrest and despite being revived by ambulance staff, she died in hospital two days later.
CCTV footage showed Sanderson driving his badly damaged car away from the scene, before he set fire to it on nearby Soaper Lane, just minutes after he had injured Smith. He later handed himself into police.
