Renju Joseph, 31, was struck by a car driven at high speed by Ashir Shahid, 20, as she walked on a zebra crossing in the village of Bamber Bridge, near Preston, Lancashire. The Lowlife Thug is Jailed for 13 Years. No Mention of Deportation, after Jail. Sam Shahid was also seen to put his feet and upper body out of the window while the driver removes both hands from the wheel at times and makes gun gestures.

A driver who mowed down a five-months-pregnant student and killed her baby boy has been locked up for 13 years.

Renju Joseph, 31, was struck by a car driven at high speed by Ashir Shahid, 20, as she walked on a zebra crossing in the village of Bamber Bridge, near Preston, Lancashire.

The Toyota Prius was estimated to be travelling at between 58mph and 71mph at the time, in dark, wet conditions, in a 30mph zone, Preston Crown Court heard.

Mrs Joseph was taken to hospital from the scene in Station Road in the early evening of September 29, and an emergency C-section was carried out in an attempt to save the life of her son, Olive.

The pregnant woman was hit and “thrown into the air for quite some distance” before she tumbled and rolled into his car, said the witness.

Prosecutors said the driving of Shahid before the collision also “left a lot to be desired”.

Video clips recovered from his mobile phone and that of his front seat passenger, younger brother Sam Shahid, 17, showed them laughing and singing to music as the car is driven erratically and at speed.

Sam Shahid was also seen to put his feet and upper body out of the window while the driver removes both hands from the wheel at times and makes gun gestures.

A video clip on his Snapchat account also showed him singing along to the Shaggy song It Wasn’t Me and laughing.

Voice note recordings were also discovered of Sam Shahid rapping: “Ran that bitch over, baby got packed. She still not woke up, she still asleep.”

Ashir Shahid, of Windsor Road, Walton le Dale, Preston, pleaded guilty in June to causing death and serious injury by dangerous driving.

On Friday, he was also banned from driving for 15 years and one month, and must pass an extended retest.

Sam Shahid, also of Windsor Road, was detained for three years after he pleaded guilty to assisting an offender.

Sentencing, Judge Ian Unsworth KC said Ashir Shahid’s acceleration in the moments before the crash was “akin to what you may see on a Formula 1 race track”.

He said: “Your driving was nothing less than appalling. You engaged in a prolonged and persistent course of dangerous driving.

“Your speed was significantly in excess of the speed limit and was highly inappropriate for the prevailing road conditions.

“Their lives will never be the same. They wish to retain their privacy but have specifically asked us, as their lawyers, to pass on their thanks be passed on to the many people who have been magnificent in their response to the tragedy.

“They specially want to mention the other road users and people who were witnesses to the terrible accident who took the trouble gave evidence to the police and the court.”

Det Chief Insp Andy Fallows, of Lancashire Constabulary’s major investigation team, said: “My thoughts first and foremost today are with Renju and family. They have been through the most appalling ordeal and my heart goes out to them.

“They have shown the most incredible dignity and courage since this tragic collision and throughout these proceedings.

“In contrast Ashir Shahid and his co-defendant have shown nothing but arrogance and a lack of remorse for what they have done.”