4 years for Zimbabwean death crash nurse

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By Staff Reporter

ROBERT Sigauke, a 30-year-old Zimbabwean nurse was starting a four-year jail term in England last night after he was convicted for killing a father-of-three in a car crash.

Sigauke was given a four-year sentence at Cambridge Crown Court having admitted causing death by dangerous driving.

On October 13 last year, Sigauke ploughed into the car of David "Roly" Turner in a head-on collision in Balsham Road, Fulbourn. The popular builder, aged 62, died from his injuries.

The sentence was met with disbelief from Turner's family, who were at Cambridge Crown Court to hear the verdict.

Joanne Turner, one of his daughters-in-law, said: "Four years is just not long enough. Where is the deterrent in that?

"When he comes out he'll still have the rest of his life ahead of him but we have been given a life sentence. It's been a living hell.

"His grandchildren have been having nightmares about it - we've all found it very difficult."

Turner, of Grandridge Close, Fulbourn, had three grown-up sons and several grandchildren.

The court heard that Sigauke was speeding down the 60mph limited road as he drove out from behind a motorist ahead of him and veered so far over the wrong side of the road that he left wheel marks along the grass verge.

As Turner approached in his Ford Sierra in the other direction he urgently flashed his lights but Sigauke didn't acknowledge the warning and crashed his BMW into Turner's car.

Sigauke, of Kirkling Place, Haverhill, had only a provisional driving licence and no insurance.

The accident happened shortly after 7am as Sigauke made his way to work at Fulbourn Hospital.

He finished his previous shift at 9pm the day before.

In court, Judge Gareth Hawkesworth told Sigauke: "You were driving very fast; well in excess of the speed limit. You knew this road and how uneven it is.

"It remains a mystery how this incident happened, as Turner was flashing his headlights at you for many seconds.

"The most likely explanation is that you briefly fell asleep at the wheel."

Sigauke, who is married with two young children, is a devout churchgoer and was supported in court by many of his friends and relatives. His wife crumpled to the floor in tears when Judge Hawkesworth passed sentence.

Sigauke had a full driving licence in his native Zimbabwe, which he left in 1995, but had failed to exchange it with the DVLA for a British licence.

He claimed he lost the original and officials in Zimbabwe would only issue a replacement for a "well above the odds" fee of £750. He was cleared of having no insurance or a licence due to the unusual circumstances.
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