A BANNED driver was jailed for ten years yesterday for killing a grandfather as he fled the scene of a burglary in a stolen car.

Daniel Reay, 23, had been released from a four-year sentence for just over two months when he crashed a stolen Saab into a passing Vauxhall Cavalier on September 2.

Newcastle Crown Court heard how the driver of the Cavalier, Mohibur Rahman, 28, was seriously injured and his uncle, Mohammed Mofiz Ullah, 57, was killed.

Mr Ullah, a well-liked and respected member of the Sunderland community, left four children and nine grandchildren.

The court heard how Reay, with his 22-year-old girlfriend Ruth Taylor, who was also recently out of jail, had burgled a house in Westbury Street, in the town.

Taylor yesterday received a five-year jail sentence for her part in the tragedy.

The pair had made off with a DVD player which they intented to sell to purchase drugs, and sped away in a car which they had previously stolen.

But as they made their getaway, Mr Rahman was heading in the opposite direction, taking his uncle home.

The two vehicles collided with such ferocity that the Cavalier ended up on top of the Saab.

Reay and Taylor admitted drinking and taking drugs before the crash and Reay said he had taken £100 worth of cocaine in the two days leading up to the tragedy.

Reay, of Chepstow Street, Sunderland, had pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving, burglary, aggravated vehicle taking, and driving whilst disqualified.

He received ten years in prison for his part in the smash and was ordered to serve a further year, which was outstanding from his previous sentence, which was for driving matters, arson and burglary.

Reay was also banned from driving for ten years.

Taylor admitted aggravated vehicle taking and burglary. As well as the five-year jail sentence, she was ordered to serve 15 months from her previous sentence, which was for drugs offences and burglary. She was banned from driving for two years.