A DRINK-DRIVER who crashed into a minibus killing the driver and seriously injuring a passenger has been jailed for seven years.
Samuel Whyman fled the scene and was later found by a police helicopter crew.
The 23-year-old was driving a Renault Clio when he jumped a red light at the junction of Hamilton Road and the A617 near Mansfield.
His Renault hit the minibus, driven by 25-year-old Rafal Zaborowski, who was travelling from Shirebrook after collecting ten workers from the Sports Direct depot.
Mr Zaborowski died of head injuries at the scene on Monday, March 26, last year.
Other minibus passengers were injured, including Lidia Polock, whose arms were broken. Doctors had to amputate her left arm below the elbow.
He was jailed today after sentencing at Nottingham Crown Court and was also given a seven year driving ban.
At a previous heaing, the court heard that Whyman, of Martyn Avenue, Sutton-in-Ashfield, fled the scene of the accident.
A police helicopter found him hiding near his home. He was crouched behind a parked car, injured and covered in blood.
He was arrested and charged with causing the death by dangerous driving of Mr Zaborowski, which he previously admitted.
At a hearing in April, Dawn Pritchard, prosecuting, said: "It was a short piece of driving, clearly aggravated by drink. There is no suggestion he was racing or anything of that sort.
"It is also aggravated by him leaving the scene immediately afterwards."
Whyman's barrister said his client did not remember what happened.
