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Arjun Nijjar Sentenced to 8½ Years for Fatal Driving

By Drooid · Oct 14, 2026, 6:10 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Arjun Nijjar was sentenced to eight and a half years on October 13, 2026, for causing death by dangerous driving.
He drove his mother’s Mercedes-Benz E60 AMG at 83.92 mph in a 30 mph zone, with breath alcohol three times the limit.
The crash on August 16, 2025 killed 79-year-old Douglas Draper instantly at a pelican crossing near Sutton Coldfield Golf Club.
Nijjar received a driving ban of more than ten years.

History

Historical Context

The UK’s 2006 Road Safety Act set a 40 % casualty-reduction target and created offences such as causing death by careless driving. That approach mirrors Sweden’s 1997 Vision Zero policy, which aimed to eradicate road deaths by 2020, and underpins the 2026 sentencing of Arjun Nijjar for a high-speed, alcohol-related crash near Sutton Coldfield.

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Story summary

Arjun Nijjar was sentenced to eight and a half years on October 13, 2026, for causing death by dangerous driving.
He drove his mother’s Mercedes-Benz E60 AMG at 83.92 mph in a 30 mph zone, with breath alcohol three times the limit.
The crash on August 16, 2025 killed 79-year-old Douglas Draper instantly at a pelican crossing near Sutton Coldfield Golf Club.
Nijjar received a driving ban of more than ten years.

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