Driver who killed man in Bristol crash gets suspended sentence

A driver who caused the death of a 74-year-old pedestrian in a crash in Bristol last year has received a suspended sentence.

Stuart Veck, 33, was driving a Peugeot 108 in Clifton on Saturday 21 December 2024 when he hit Paul Adams, who had been crossing the road, with his car.

Mr Adams was taken to hospital where he died during the early hours of Christmas Eve, police said.

Veck, of College Court, Fishponds, received an 18-week suspended prison sentence at Bristol Crown Court on Tuesday after pleading guilty to causing death by careless driving at an earlier hearing.