A young driver who hit and killed a woman kneeling, with her hands in a praying motion, on a road in Adelaide's north-east has avoided jail.
Driver Ashton Friend avoids jail for hit-and-run that killed woman at Hillcrest
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A man has been given a suspended sentence over a road crash that killed 20-year-old international student Samia Malik.
Ashton Friend had pleaded guilty to causing death by careless use of a motor vehicle and leaving the scene of an accident.
The court heard today CCTV showed Ms Malik's hands were in what looked like a "praying motion" but no explanation was given as to why she was on the road.
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