Colney Hatch Lane hit-and-run: Edward Tully jailed

Edward Tully, of Norfolk Road, St John’s Wood, was found to be driving his Bentley Continental at 56mph – 26mph over the speed limit – at the time of the crash near Muswell Hill on August 20, 2022.

He crashed into the back of a Vauxhall Astra that had the girl’s family on board in Colney Hatch Lane before fleeing the scene.

The girl was left with catastrophic injuries, while her father had life-changing injuries. Her mother and brother received minor injuries.

The girl died in hospital days later.

Edward Tully was jailed after a hit-and-run (Image: Met Police)

The court heard how Tully spent £1,500 on alcohol in a bar hours before the crash.

He handed himself in at Colindale police station shortly after the incident and was charged with causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving on August 2022.

Tully then pleaded guilty at Harrow Crown Court on October 25.

Appearing at Southwark Crown Court on November 29, he was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment.

In a joint statement, the girl's family said: “There is some closure with the sentence, it will never heal us. The pain will stay with us. We don’t want this to happen to any other family.

“We will miss our daughter. No sentence will bring her back. We implore anyone thinking of doing the same to think twice before drinking and driving.

“They don’t know the harm and will never understand the devastation it causes. We waited for more than two years for justice due to the cowardly actions the defendant took.”

A crashed car (Image: Met Police)

Detective Sergeant Nush Puvitharan, from the Met's Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “Tully's selfish actions have sadly resulted in the loss of a young life. My thoughts are with the family, dealing with the devastating loss of their daughter, who had a bright future ahead of her.

“I hope the sentence acts as a deterrent to those who chose to drink and drive. Drink driving has a horrific impact and destroys the lives of others.

"My team worked extremely hard to put strong evidence before the court and I want to thank them for their work.

“Met officers remain committed to keeping London safe and bringing perpetrators to justice.”