Jail for 80mph driver who killed man on Great Yarmouth seafront

A driver who hit and killed a pedestrian while doing 80mph in a 30mph limit has been jailed for six years.

Zack Garrido, 25, was at the wheel of a Tesla Model 3 on South Beach Parade, Great Yarmouth, when he hit 39-year-old Paul Leavy, who was crossing the road.

Norfolk Police said subsequent investigations showed Garrido, of Mill Road, Burgh Castle, had been doing up to 80mph before the incident, which happened at about 21:45 BST on 27 August 2024.

He had admitted causing death by dangerous driving and, at a sentencing hearing on Monday at Norwich Crown Court, he was given a six-year prison sentence and was disqualified from driving for eight years.

Skye Leavy, the victim’s daughter, told the court: “The defendant’s actions have left my family with a permanent, multi-generational loss that we are still trying to process.”