Speeding driver found guilty over death of woman in London

Octavian Cadar, 39, convicted of causing death by dangerous driving after hitting Vanessa Sagnay de la Bastida, 28

A driver has been found guilty of causing the death of a woman after his car hit her while travelling at more than twice the speed limit.

Vanessa Sagnay de la Bastida, 28, the daughter of the Ecuadorian former presidential candidate Carlos Sagnay de la Bastida, was hit so hard she somersaulted in the air before landing on a railing and suffering a fatal head injury, the Old Bailey was told.