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'Callous' hit-and-run driver jailed over death of man, 29 - everything you need to know

The victim: Aden Wright was driving a VW Golf when he struck and injured 29-year-old Ryan Griffiths on Burleigh Road, Wolverhampton. Wright stopped briefly to pick up a passenger, but then drove off, leaving the victim in the road. Ryan later died in hospital.

The incident: The hit-and-run occurred as Wright was attempting a getaway from a drug deal that went wrong. Detectives found he had tried to use other occupants in the car to purchase drugs on his behalf with fraudulent money, and when the fake cash was discovered, he drove away rapidly.

'Calculated' cover-up: Following the collision, Wright took a series of calculated steps to cover up his crime, which West Midlands Police descr

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