Supreme Court sends Alistair Pereira to prison for 3 years

Mangalore Today / PTI

Mumbai, Jan 12, 2012:  Alistair Anthony Pereira  will have to go to jail for three years. The Supreme Court has cancelled his bail and agreed with the Bombay High Court, which had found Mr Pereira  guilty of running seven people over while he was drunk in Mumbai.

 

 

In November 2006, Mr Pereira was 21 years old when he  lost control of his Toyota Corolla in suburban Mumbai and drove into a group of construction workers sleeping on the road. Seven people died, eight were injured.

Mr Pereira was initially sentenced to six months in jail by a Mumbai court; this provoked much criticism.  The Bombay High Court then intervened and enhanced the jail term to three years, convicting Mr Pereira of unintentional killing.

Mr Pereira appealed against this order in the Supreme Court and was given bail in 2007.