Moment killer driver lies about mowing down grandad, 89, as he & glam influencer sister-in-law covered up crime

THIS is the moment killer driver lied to officers about crashing into an 89-year–old grandad in London. Police bodycam footage shows Kamal Cayenne-Tonge telling police that another driver hit James Darmody in Sydenham. Kamal Cayenne-Tonge lied to police at the scene Credit: CPS He fatally crashed into beloved grandad James Darmody Credit: Supplied His influencer sister-in-law Neshay Osman James, 24, helped him with the lie, brazenly telling officers the other driver “was a fair skinned Caucasian man with spiky hair”. In reality, Cayenne-Tonge smashed into Mr Darmody, who died just over two weeks later in hospital, as he was crossing the street on May 11 last year. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! The 25-year-old driver was racing to overtake another vehicle when the fatal crash took place on Kent House Road. CCTV footage shows Cayenne-Tonge driving on the wrong side of the road before crashing into the grandad, who was just one step away from a refuge island in the middle of the street. Neshay Osman James helped her brother-in-law lie Credit: Supplied – Matthew Dresch Cayenne-Tonge veered onto the wrong side of the road & hit James Credit: CPS Cayenne-Tonge was jailed for 12 years for causing death by dangerous driving at Croydon Crown Court earlier this month. Osman James was handed a suspended prison sentence and told to complete 150 hours of unpaid work. In police bodycam footage – released by the CPS – filmed moments after the crash, Cayenne-Tonge, who stopped at the scene, can be heard telling a police officer that a white Golf hit Mr Darmody. He went on to claim the car “drove off” towards Sydenham Road after the crash, before giving his details to the officer. Most read in The Sun Mr Darmody’s granddaughter, Martina Coady, branded the killer “cruel and callous” for lying to police. She told The Sun: “We were informed from very early on that the driver had lied and left the scene. “It was an immoral act. And then to continue to lie when questioned just told us that Kamal was a cruel, callous individual who felt no remorse for my grandfather. “When I spoke to my grandfather in hospital and told him that the fella had left him on the road and lied to the police, his words were ‘well he must be no good, girl’.“ He was jailed for 12 years Credit: MET Police She was given a suspended sentence Credit: Supplied – Matthew Dresch Her family decided to share the footage of the crash to show the impact one man’s ego – in this case Cayenne-Tonge’s – can have on innocent people. She added: “My grandfather was one step away from still being here today. He followed all the correct procedures to cross the road using a pedestrian refuge but still this car was speeding and overtook on the wrong side of the road. “I want people to see and understand the devastating effect one man’s ego can have on others – all to ‘win’ a race or not wanting to lose face.” The CCTV shows Cayenne-Tonge attempting to overtake a white Golf by racing down the wrong side of the road. As he approaches Mr Darmody, the screeching sound of his brakes being applied can be heard on the video. Analysis of CCTV footage revealed Cayenne-Tonge, of Scarlet Road, Catford, had been driving at three times the 20mph speed limit in the run-up to the crash. Neshay’s defence team said she had simply made a “terrible misjudgement” to support her brother-in-law. Ms Coady emailed Lewisham Council in the aftermath of the smash calling for cameras or other anti-speeding measures to be set up on Kent House Road. However, she has still not heard back from the local authority, despite a spokesman previously saying they would like to speak with the family. She told The Sun: “If there had been some speed deterrents put into place then he may have found it difficult to have been able to get his vehicle up to high speed it was travelling before colliding with my grandfather.” The 36-year-old previously paid tribute to her grandad, branding him her “hero” and describing him as previously healthy, sharp as a nail and seemingly invincible even at 89. She said: “This was avoidable. He didn’t have to die this way and he didn’t deserve to.”