Drug driver jailed after killing aspiring Yorkshire teacher following England football game

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A drug driver has been jailed for killing an aspiring maths teacher in a hit-and-run.

Oliver Pryde, 18, was walking home after watching England play Italy in the delayed final of Euro 2020 when Adam Smith's Vauxhall Corsa ploughed into him. He was thrown by the impact into the path of another vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, just two weeks before his 19th birthday. Smith, 33, who had consumed nearly twice the legal limit for drugs, fled the scene at Penistone Road in Kirkburton, Huddersfield, in the early hours of July 12, 2021.

She said the shcool had created a maths award in his name. In a statement released by police, she said: 'Oliver wanted to become a maths teacher at his old secondary school. His words were that he wanted to teach others and inspire the next generation just like his teachers had inspired him. 'Since his death, his school have put in place an award in Oliver's name, The Oliver Pryde award for mathematics - it's a way that he can continue to inspire the next generation.

 

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