Road safety campaigners have reacted with fury after a convicted killer driver escaped jail again despite driving while banned at up to 80mph when pursued by police.

Uzair Khan had only served seven months of a two-year ban imposed last September for causing death by dangerous driving when he took to the roads in Bradford again last month.

But yesterday Bradford magistrates decided not to use their powers to send the 18-year-old to prison despite hearing evidence that he had refused to stop for police and had driven at high speed through residential streets to try to evade capture.

Instead, Khan, of St Leonard's Road, Girlington, was put on a six months curfew order and given a 12 months supervision order which includes 200 hours unpaid work. He was also banned from driving for two years and ordered to pay Court costs of £40.

Today, Judith Moore, whose mother Majorie Williams, 78, died after being struck by a car driven by Khan on a zebra crossing in Haworth Road, Heaton, in January last year, said she was "disappointed" at what had happened.

Last year she had written to the judge at Bradford Crown Court urging him to spare Khan jail after he had admitted causing her mother's death.

Judge Roger Scott complied and sentenced him to 180 hours community service after reading her letter in which she said that her mother and late father would not want to see a young life ruined.

Mrs Moore, 54, of Shelf said: "I am saddened and disappointed that that's happened. I think my mum would think exactly the same."

Road safety campaigners called on magistrates to use their maximum sentencing powers in such cases.

Dianne Ferreira, of road safety charity Brake, said: "When people repeatedly offend like this they need to be stopped.

"Repeat offenders of this nature are the ones the courts really need to come down hard on because they are mocking the justice system.

"He has already killed one person and could kill again because he is out on the streets. It meant nothing to him previously that he was disqualified because he has got back behind the wheel of a car.

"He is a danger to himself and other people. Magistrates and judges should use the maximum sentences in cases like this."

Carole Whittingham, founder of Brighouse-based Support and Care After Road Death (SCARD) and Campaign Against Drinking and Driving (CADD), said: "I am utterly appalled and disgusted at these magistrates.

"They had within their power to send him to jail. Quite clearly, giving him a community sentence which he had last time, did not serve its purpose. This man has already killed somebody. On his second conviction, thank God, he did not but he could have easily done so.

"My heart goes out to the family who lost their loved one. Their lives will never be the same. They are suffering a life sentence and if I had my way, this man would be doing exactly the same."

Prosecutor Marina Hunter-Gray, told magistrates yesterday that Khan had reached speeds of up 80mph in a populated area with many children around after being spotted driving in Lower Grange by officers in an unmarked police car.

When interviewed Khan said that he had refused to stop because he had panicked and at an earlier hearing he pleaded guilty to charges of driving while disqualified; driving without due care and attention; failing to stop and driving without insurance.

Bench chairman Helen Clough, told the court magistrates had deliberated long and hard about the case and told Khan that he had come extremely close to getting locked up.

Passing sentence she said: "We have taken a long time to consider what is an appropriate and proportionate sentence. Less than 12 months ago you were convicted and sentenced for causing death by dangerous driving.

"It's an aggravating feature of this offence. You were told less than 12 months ago by the judge in that court that you were disqualified from driving for two years and you completely ignored that, completely and utterly ignored it and went out driving again, but not only that, driving badly."

Khan was told that if he breaches the order he could go to jail.

Khan's solicitor, Upkar Bahia, told the court his client knew that he was very lucky to have been dealt with so leniently by Judge Scott last year and was now a changed man.

Mr Bahia said that Khan still has nightmares from the accident and was sorry for letting everyone down again.