A British man has been jailed for causing death by dangerous driving because he experienced a diabetic blackout while behind the wheel of his car.
The man, Phillip Willey aged 46 had been a diabetic for 10 years, but was negligent regarding his health and as a result district nurse, Suzanne Meredith died of multiple injuries after Willey's car hit her.
Willey from Penarth in South Wales had not attended his diabetes clinic for six years and did not attend his annual review or provide blood glucose test results.
Neither did he carry with him sweets or food which would have prevented a hypoglycaemic attack.
He had also not notified the road licensing authorities about his condition.
Willey was told by Judge Christopher Llewellyn-Jones QC that he was guilty of "gross mismanagement" of his condition and sentenced to four-and-a-half years jail for causing death by dangerous driving.
He was told that a lump of sugar could have prevented the tragedy.
Willey apparently "mowed down" mother-of-three, 54 year old Suzanne Meredith as he drove home while she and her husband were walking near their home, in Sully, in the Vale of Glamorgan.
Mrs Meredith was a nurse who had worked with diabetics, her husband Julian was badly hurt when they were struck by Willey's car.
Paramedics at the scene who tested Willey’s blood sugar recorded a level of 1.9 millimoles per litre; the lowest recommended level for diabetics is four millimoles per litre.
Witnesses to the accident described Willey’s driving of his Subaru Legacy as "psychotic and terrible".