A man has been jailed for eight years after a 16-year-old boy died when he was injured in a hut and run incident in Sefton Park in November.
Patrick Smeda pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving, and failing to stop after an accident.
Thomas Edwards, 16, died after he sustained a serious head injury when he was struck by a black Audi car driven by Smeda on Mossley Hill Drive shortly before 7.40pm on 13 November 2017.
Police arrested Smeda three days after the incident and he later admitted his guilt.
Smeda was sentenced yesterday at Liverpool Crown Court to eight years in prison.
Detective Inspector Steve McGrath said: “A number of witnesses came forward to say they had seen Smeda driving dangerously and at speed in the moments before the collision.
“I hope his sentence gives him time to reflect on the consequences of his actions – not only on Thomas’s family but his own family as well.
“Although no sentence, however long, can ever bring Thomas back I hope it gives his family some sense of closure and allows them to instead reflect on the love and happiness their son and brother brought them.
“I would also like to pay tribute to Thomas’ family for the courage and dignity they have shown throughout this process, and also to the team of officers who brought Smeda to justice so swiftly.”