Speeding driver filmed losing control of car just minutes before killing man

A speeding driver was caught losing control of his car just minutes before a fatal crash which killed a pedestrian. Brandon South, 22, also repeatedly filmed himself on his mobile phone speeding across South Yorkshire in his Skoda Fabia. This clip shows South driving his car along Haugh Road on 7 January, 2022, at an average of 74mph when he loses control of the vehicle. Shortly afterwards he crashed into 43-year-old Robert Chessman who was killed. South appeared before Sheffield Crown Court on 1 March and was sentenced to seven-years and six-months in prison and was been disqualified from driving for five years. Watch more on Independent TV: Click here to subscribe to The Independent: About The Independent: Making Change Happen. The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded.