US EditionLouisa Palmisano: Driver who caused death of three-year-old girl after taking 'at least 20 lines' of cocaine jailed
- Rawal Rehman, a 36-year-old van driver from Manchester, caused the death of three-year-old Louisa Palmisano on February 22 in Manchester city centre.
- Rehman consumed a substantial amount of cocaine over several hours and visited two massage parlours before losing control of his vehicle on Mosley Street and crashing into a tram.
- The collision forced Rehman's van onto the pavement where it hit Louisa and her parents, who were enjoying a family day out, causing fatal head injuries to Louisa.
- Rehman left the scene at around 10 a.m., was apprehended two days later, admitted to causing death by dangerous driving, and received a 12-year prison sentence along with a driving disqualification lasting over 13 years.
- The case highlights a preventable tragedy that irrevocably changed a family’s life, prompting condolences from authorities and underscoring the grave consequences of drug-impaired driving.
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Dramatic moment “cocaine-fuelled” driver arrested after killing girl, 3, in crash
This is the moment Rawal Rehman was arrested in a restaurant two days after killing three-year-old Lulu Palmisano in a crash. He had taken 20 lines of cocaine in the hours before the collision, after spending the evening at massage parlours.
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Rawal Rehman: Dramatic moment “cocaine-fuelled” driver who killed girl, 3, in crash is arrested
This is the moment Rawal Rehman was arrested in a restaurant two days after killing three-year-old Lulu Palmisano in a crash. He had taken 20 lines of cocaine in the hours before the collision, after spending the evening at massage parlours.
Moment driver who took 20 lines of cocaine before mowing down three-year-old arrested
Police bodycam captured the moment a driver who consumed “at least 20 lines of cocaine” before fatally crashing into a three-year-old girl with his van was arrested. Footage released by Greater Manchester Police shows officers storming a property to arrest Rawal Rehman, 36, of Lambton Road, Chorlton, whose Mercedes Sprinter van struck Louisa Palmisano on 22 February. Locating Mr Rehman, the officers tackle him to the floor, where he repeatedly c…
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