Motorcyclist who killed pedestrian while speeding at 75mph on 30mph road is jailed for…

A motorcyclist who killed a 76-year-old pedestrian while driving at 75mph along a 30mph seafront road has been jailed for four years.

Mohammed Raja, 22, was riding his black Honda CBR motorcycle in Clarence Esplanade, Southsea, Hampshire with a pillion passenger when he crashed into Kenneth Cullen on November 8 2021.

Mr Raja, from Moira Close, Haringey, London, was also banned from driving at Portsmouth Crown Court for another two years.

Hampshire police said he had been riding at ‘excessive speeds’ prior to the impact with Mr Cullen, from Midhurst, West Sussex, who was crossing the road with his wife Lina, 58. 

The 76-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene, while his wife did not receive any injuries. 

The 76-year-old (pictured) was pronounced dead at the scene

A Hampshire police spokesman said: ‘Raja was riding at excessive speeds, up to 75mph along 30mph Clarence Esplanade, prior to the impact.

‘This is despite having a pillion passenger on the back of the motorcycle.

‘The court heard Raja crashed into Kenneth Cullen, 76, from Midhurst, West Sussex, who was crossing the road with his wife Lina Cullen, 58.

‘Mrs Cullen did not receive any injuries, but Mr Cullen was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.’

Pc Kelly Hargreaves said: ‘Had Raja not been riding at such dangerous high speeds he may have seen Mr Cullen and been able to avoid this devastating collision.

‘Raja treated the streets of Southsea like a race track and it was this utter disregard for the lives of others that caused this tragic loss of life.

‘Speeding is one of the fatal four reasons for serious injury and fatal road traffic collisions and we are committed to stopping each and every person ignoring speed limits.

‘I hope this sentence today makes other people think carefully about the risks to themselves and others caused by speeding.’