Motorist with genetic eye disorder jailed and stripped of driving licence for life after killing pensioner

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A visually impaired driver has been stripped of his driving licence and sentenced to a hefty jail term after causing a road fatality in Wales.The motorist who had a genetic eye disorder has been jailed for more than six-and-a-half years after causing the death of an 84-year-old woman crossing the road in Pengam.Andrew Perry, 56, was sentenced to six years and 10 months imprisonment at Newport Crown Court and has been banned from driving for life.

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The incident took place on Thursday, February 22, 2024, when Gwent Police received a report of a road traffic collision involving a red Ford Focus driven by Mr Perry, from Glan-y-Nant, and Gaynor James in Commercial Street, Pengam, at around 1.05pm.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Ms James was taken to the hospital with a life-threatening condition, where she sadly died from her injuries.

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Officers investigating the collision discovered Mr Perry was diagnosed with Stargardt disease in 2001 and had been living with this degenerative eye...

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