Driver Hannah Laree Potts avoids jail over death of Gordon Clark, 77 A man died after a 21-year-old woman drove through a red light. File picture Source: News Corp Australia A WOMAN who drove through a red light and fatally struck an elderly man has avoided jail, with a Perth judge and loved ones of the victim accepting her remorse. Hannah Larree Potts, 21, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death and was sentenced in the Perth District Court on Friday to 14 months in prison, suspended for 18 months. She was also disqualified from driving for two years. Potts was unfamiliar with the Burswood area in December when she looked down at the GPS on her phone, drove through a red light, swerved to avoid another car and hit Gordon Clark, 77, who was crossing the road. Judge Julie Wager said although Potts had smoked cannabis earlier in the day and was fatigued, it was her "momentary inattention" by looking at her phone that contributed to the crash. The judge accepted that Potts was remorseful and noted that Mr Clark's family and close friends were also satisfied to that end after having mediation. "You were horrified by the outcome of your driving," she said. Judge Wager said Mr Clark's loved ones had endured a "painful and extremely sad loss" in their lives. "It's clear that Christmas was a very important time for them, and Christmas is approaching again," she said. They have taken the Christian approach of wishing you well in your future life. Originally published as No jail for causing fatal crash