<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>An extreme speeder who killed an Adelaide mother in a horror crash has avoided a life sentence in a decision that left the victim's father almost speechless.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Bhupinder Singh was today sentenced to five years and two months in prison for causing the death of Christine Sandford in a 2023 traffic collision at Windsor Gardens. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Singh, then 22 years old, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving. </span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/qantas-cyber-attack-additional-information-impacted-customers-email/9dddb6d7-0df5-4c23-b79d-e4f60c44fc8a"><strong><span>Qantas cyberhack worse than some customers were first told</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The incident occurred when his V8 Ford Mustang, travelling at approximately 160 kilometres per hour in a 60 zone on North East Road, collided with Sandford's vehicle.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The court heard Singh was observed tailgating and swerving through traffic before the crash. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Sandford's car was reportedly propelled 30 metres upon impact, killing her immediately.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/bhupinder-singh-sentence-fatal-crash/83338b3d-fc61-4e01-9354-ac99848636fd" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There are no winners... nothing will bring Christine back," her father, Chris Turner, said outside court.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Despite Singh's overwhelming remorse the judge was scathing of his actions, saying he deliberately drove at extreme speeds and created a catastrophic situation which ultimately was impossible for Christine to survive.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The court previously heard Singh didn't help his victim because his turban came off, but today the judge explained he'd instead asked a witness to call for help. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Singh's request to serve his sentence under home detention, citing racial discrimination experienced while in custody since May, was denied. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He will be eligible to apply for parole in 2029 and has been banned from driving for 15 years.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>This article was produced with the assistance of</span></em><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/technology/9express/16480c33-636a-461f-9c4f-d0e2522c722a"><em><span>9ExPress</span></em></a><em><span>.</span></em></div></div>

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