A drug dealer who ran over and killed a 'loyal' and 'respected' man after thinking his body lying in the road was a Halloween prank has been jailed.
Karl Twyford, 29, knocked down Steve Day, 67, shortly before 10pm on October 30, 2021, in Sutton Bonington, Nottinghamshire.
Mr Day, a keen motorcyclist, was walking in the village at the time he was run over. He suffered catastrophic injuries to his chest and head and died at the scene.
At Nottingham Crown Court, prosecutor Esther Harrison revealed Twyford saw an 'obstacle' as he drove down the road in his silver Ford Ranger.
She said: 'He said he did not know what it was and by the time he saw it he was unable to avoid it and drove over it. He said he thought it was a Halloween prank.'
