A Pizza Hut delivery driver who ran over and killed a man in a “grotesque overreaction” to his car’s wing mirror being snapped off has been jailed for 14 years.
Uran Nabiev, 63, flew into a rage when his Toyota Prius was damaged, driving after friends John Ambler and Jake Kemp to seek revenge.
He first rammed into Mr Ambler, 33, leaving him injured in a heap on the ground, and then turned his attentions to Mr Kemp, 26, who had tripped while desperately trying to flee.
Nabiev drove over Mr Kemp’s prone body on the pavement, dragging him for more than eight metres and inflicting traumatic brain injuries that proved fatal.
At the Old Bailey this morning, Nabiev was jailed for 14 years by Judge Richard Marks QC, the Common Serjeant of London, who called the attack “truly horrific”.
“This was a grotesque and wholly unwarranted overreaction to minor damage having been caused to your vehicle”, he said.
The judge said Mr Ambler had been the one who broke the wing mirror, adding: “Jake Kemp was not responsible for this but was to pay for it with his life.”
In an impact statement, Maurice Kemp said his son, an air conditioning engineer, was a “bundle of mischief” but never malicious, unkind or deliberately mean.
“Since Jake’s death, we as a family have had to persevere through extreme adversity despite being overwhelmed with sadness, he said, adding that his son’s organs were donated after his death.
“Jake was young and healthy, he had a big heart. We were grateful Jake was able to give the gift of life to others.
“Jake helped so many people improve the quality of their lives, it was Jake’s final act of generosity.”
The court heard Mr Kemp and Mr Ambler were walking home from a night out on October 19 last year when they passed Nabiev’s car in Erith, and Mr Ambler drunkenly punched out at the wing mirror.
Nabiev, who had been drinking vodka at home, came out to his vehicle and drove after the two men, mounting the pavement and first striking Mr Ambler.
He then reversed and performed a U-turn before mounting the opposite pavement as Mr Kemp was attempting to flee.
CCTV caught the shocking moment he drove over Mr Kemp’s body, dragging him along the ground, before driving away.
The judge concluded Nabiev, who fled back to his native Azerbaijan hours after the killing, had shown “no remorse”.
Nabiev was cleared of murder and attempted murder, but convicted by a jury of the manslaughter of Mr Kemp and assault occasioning actual bodily harm against Mr Ambler.
