The son of two police officers has settled for £800,000 with the family of a sales manager who he killed while drug driving.

Max Coopey from Ascot, had been driving an Audi A5 sports car belonging to his father, a Metropolitan police sergeant, when he hit Jason Imi, 48, on August 2, 2018.

The 20-year-old was driving two friends home after smoking cannabis when the crash happened at about 11.30pm.

Imi and his 61-year-old colleague John Shackley were killed while crossing the road near the Royal Berkshire Hotel in Sunninghill, after a work dinner party.

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In a hearing at the London County Court on Tuesday, February 1, Deputy District Judge David Smith made an order at the agreement of Coopey and Mr Imi’s widow Sarah and their three children.

DDJ Smith said: "The matter relates to a road traffic accident on August 2 2018. A fatality. Jason Imi was killed on a pedestrian crossing.

"The circumstances of this accident were such that a factor of contributory negligence became relevant. 

"A figure has been reached in respect of the claimants: the widow, two adults and a minor who is now 16. The overall figure is £800,000.

"Obviously for the parties no financial reward can ever compensate for the loss of a father. I would like to commend the parties in reaching a settlement rather than the parties having to go through a trial."

In court, Nicholas Hinchliffe QC represented the Imi family again, having previously been their barrister at an inquest into Mr Imi’s death.

A lawyer also appeared representing Acromas Insurance Company Ltd, Coopey’s father’s insurers. Coopey’s own insurers, Admiral, had retrospectively voided his policy after finding it had been fraudulently obtained.

Coopey, 17 at the time, had passed his driving test only two months earlier and had also been arrested for drug-driving around the same time.

A collision investigation carried out by a Thames Valley police expert had concluded Coopey was not criminally liable for the crash on the basis that it could not have been avoided.

Thames Valley police charged Coopey with drug driving only and he was sentenced to a youth rehabilitation order when he appeared before Reading magistrates court.