THIS is the chilling moment a show off driver is told “that’s crazy fast” seconds before killing an aspiring doctor in a hit-and-run.
Footage shows Regan Kemp, 26, barrelling down the 30mph road at 80mph in Leeds, West Yorks., on May 16 this year.
The haunting video, filmed on a mobile phone inside the Ford Focus, shows “maniac” driver Kemp revving the engine.
A passenger tells him “that’s crazy fast” in the clip – just moments before tragedy unfolded.
Ashton Kitchen-White was just 19-years-old when he was struck down while walking on the pelican crossing in Middleton.
The teenager was sadly pronounced dead at the scene having suffered catastrophic injuries with “no chance” of surviving, Leeds Crown Court heard.
Kemp cowardly abandoned the car and fled after the hit-and-run with his friends, to Scotland.
He returned to his Cornwall home and went to the police after an appeal was launched for his arrest – but he tried to pin it on his pal.
However, investigations found the only fingerprints found in the Focus belonged to Kemp and there was CCTV showing him exit the driver’s side door.
Meanwhile a witness in the car at the time said Kemp had been driving “like a maniac”.
Ashton’s heartbroken parents said their “souls have been ripped out” following his death.
Devastated mum, Hayley White, wrote in a victim impact statement: “I can’t describe the devastation of the loss of my sweet boy.
“My life is over – my heart and soul died with him and nothing will ever be the same again. I think about him all day, every day.
“I still say ‘good morning’ and ‘good night sweetheart’ when I walk past his bedroom.
“I can’t breathe. I would give anything to take his place.”
Dad Andrew Kitchen also paid tribute and wrote: “A big part of me died with Ashton.
“As his dad I was meant to protect him, and I could not do that. It will continue to haunt me until the day I die.
“He was my first born and my first true love.
“My soul has been ripped out – I feel empty.
“I’m living in a nightmare and functioning like a robot because I have nothing left inside of me.”
The family told how at the time of his death, Ashton was about to begin a medical degree at Leeds University.
Following a four-day trial Kemp was found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving.
A cheer rang out from the public gallery when the verdict was announced.
Kemp was sentenced to 15 years and six months in jail on Thursday.
He was also banned from driving for more than 17 years.
Kemp has been convicted of previous driving offences, including taking without the owner’s consent, dangerous driving, driving without a licence and most significantly, perverting the course of justice by attempting to blame another person for driving offences.
Judge Neil Clark told him that he would “never contribute to society” like his victim would have.
He told Kemp: “You sought to blame an obviously innocent man.
“You ran this case, despite what seems to me to be the strongest of evidence.
“Never once have you admitted what you did. Never once have you expressed any remorse. Never once have you said you made a mistake.”
Detective Chief Inspector James Entwistle, of West Yorkshire Police, also said after sentencing: “Ashton’s death was needless and completely avoidable, and it has had a devastating impact on the many people who knew and loved him.
“Kemp’s reckless actions highlight the catastrophic consequences that can come from speeding, one of the ‘fatal five’ offences identified as the key causes of serious collisions.
“It is right that he will now spend a substantial amount of time behind bars.
“I hope this case serves as a reminder to all road users of the responsibility we take on when sitting behind the wheel of a vehicle.
“If you choose to ignore the rules of the road and behave selfishly and recklessly, your actions could result in the most serious of consequences – the loss of an innocent person’s life.”
