Driver in the clear after man was ‘catapulted’ to his death

A father-of-two who ran over and killed a pedestrian while trying to protect his son from a drunken assault was cleared of causing death by dangerous driving. Andrew Huston, 54, was ‘catapulted’ to his death from the roof of Scott Hamshire’s Vauxhall Astra on 22 April 2017. Hamshire, 39, had patrolled the area outside his home in Rainham, Essex, in the silver car after hearing Mr Huston was drunkenly hurling abuse at local children, the Old Bailey heard. Mr Huston…