THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4: A man convicted of causing death by dangerous driving lost his appeal in the matter today.

Mendall Outerbridge, 27, was speeding on the wrong side of the road after a night out drinking when he ran over Raymond Curtis, 22.

Mr. Curtis, who had also been on a night out, was already lying in the road at the time for reasons that remain unclear.

Outerbridge — a construction labourer who had known the victim since childhood was convicted by a jury in February.

He’d already admitted driving without a licence or insurance and to leaving the scene of the accident without reporting it. He told his trial that he did run over Mr. Curtis, but thought he might have been dead already.

Outerbridge was not charged with any alcohol-related offence, although he admitted having several drinks on the night of the collision. He was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment in March but appealed his conviction at the Court of Appeal today.

The Court said that trial judge Puisne Judge Carlisle Greaves should have given a clearer direction on the definition of “dangerous driving” but nonetheless said there was enough evidence that the conviction was safe.

The panel of three judges therefore dismissed the appeal.