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Driver who killed Adelaide woman in high-speed collision stalls sentencing over religious restrictions in jail

Bhupinder Singh had been driving between 150 and 161km/h in the moments before the fatal crash.

Singh sentencing delayed

Driver who killed Adelaide woman in high-speed collision stalls sentencing over religious restrictions in jail

Bhupinder Singh had been driving between 150 and 161km/h in the moments before the fatal crash.

The sentencing of a driver who killed a woman in Adelaide’s north-east in a high-speed collision has been delayed due to concerns about religious hardship in custody.

Bhupinder Singh, 25, pleaded guilty to causing the death of 40-year-old Christine Sandford after his Ford Mustang slammed into her Holden Commodore at high speed on North East Road, Windsor Gardens, in March 2023.

Sandford had been just minutes from home, out on a quick trip to buy cooking oil, when her car was T-boned while exiting a petrol station around 10pm.

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Previously in court, Judge Paul Muscat said Singh had been driving between 150 and 161km/h in the moments before the fatal crash.

Singh pleaded guilty to aggravated causing death by dangerous driving.

During earlier proceedings, Singh explained that he failed to render aid after the crash because his turban had fallen off—something his legal team compared to feeling “naked in public,” given its significance in the Sikh faith.

Bhupinder Singh killed Christine Sandford after his speeding car hit hers.
Bhupinder Singh killed Christine Sandford after his speeding car hit hers. Credit: 7NEWS

Now, his lawyer is arguing that Singh cannot properly practise his religion while incarcerated and would face undue hardship in custody.

The court has adjourned sentencing until June 6 to consider the argument.

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