Overview
- Martin Asolo-Ogugua, 23, received a four-year prison term at Woolwich Crown Court on June 9 and faces a seven-year driving ban
- On August 3, 2024, CCTV showed his bus drift across London Road in Bexleyheath, mount the pavement and strike nine-year-old Ada Bicakci after he fell asleep at the wheel
- Ada, a Turkish-British gymnast and swimmer, died in hospital two days later and her donated organs went on to save six lives
- Senior Crown Prosecutor Miranda Jollie described his choice to drive under the influence as “reckless and utterly selfish”
- Detective Sergeant Sam Miles said the case underscores the devastating human cost of drug driving and the lifelong consequences for the driver