A 27 year-old man responsible for the death of a soldier from Redhill has been sentenced.

Coldstream Guard Ben Regan died after being struck by a car in a hit-and-run incident in Bell Street, Reigate back in June.  He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the vehicle, Jake Polmeer, handed himself into police following media coverage of the collision.

He was found guilty of causing death by careless driving having previously admitted to causing death by driving a vehicle while uninsured.  Polmeer was sentenced to 21 months imprisonment and banned for driving for 27 months,

A woman from Horley, who was in the car at the time of the incident, admitted permitting the use of a motor vehicle with no insurance.