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Justin Clarke-Samuel, who's professionally known as Ghetts, has been sentenced to over a decade in prison for his involvement in a hit-and-run that killed a college student.
On Tuesday, March 3, Deadline reported that a judge sentenced the rapper-actor to 12 years behind bars after he pleaded guilty to causing the death of Nepalese student Yabin Tamang and dangerous driving before the crash. The incident happened on the night of October 18. Ghetts reportedly got behind the wheel after drinking alcohol and recklessly drove home toward his home in Woodford near London. The Crown Prosecution Service said Ghetts drove at “excessive speed, executing dangerous manoeuvres and causing separate damage in a collision with another vehicle."
“Justin Clarke-Samuel knew he was in no fit state to drive and there was clear evidence of his excessive speed and disregard for road users as he drove incredibly dangerously across our city," said Shani Taggart of the Crown Prosecution Service. "“We built a comprehensive case against Clarke-Samuel, focusing on CCTV footage, toxicology, and analysis of his mobile data to pinpoint his route through London. After presenting this evidence, we secured guilty pleas to these two charges and today’s sentence will see Clarke-Samuel face the consequences of his fatal decision to get behind the wheel of a car after drinking."
Ghetts was going 60 mph down a residential street when he struck Yabin Tamang. Even after the 20-year-old student suffered deadly injuries, the artist didn't stop and drove all the way home. He was arrested the next day, and Tamang passed away two days later. Ghetts came up as Grime rapper but recently gain notoriety for his role in Netflix's "Supacell." He played Krazy, a secondary antagonist who was fatally shot in the season finale.