A biker who killed his friend in a crash has been sentenced to more than three years behind bars.

Barking and Dagenham Post: Sean Thake was a father-of-two.Sean Thake was a father-of-two. (Image: Archant)

Levi Douglas, 21, was handed the jail term at Southwark Crown Court yesterday after the bike he was riding with passenger Sean Thake collided with a minibus in Wood Lane, Dagenham. Mr Thake, a 22-year-old father of two from Dagenham, died at the scene on April 29 last year.

Douglas was jailed for causing death by dangerous driving. He was handed an additional four months for possessing class A drugs with intent to supply, after earlier pleading guilty to both offences.

Charges of possession of an offensive weapon and aggravated vehicle taking were ordered to lie on file.

Douglas was also disqualified from driving for three years and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £170.