Sophie Brannan , 11 , was killed when she was hit by Christopher Hannah in November last year . A heroin addict is facing a long jail sentence after he admitted killing an 11-year-old girl in a hit and run crash while on bail . Christopher Hannah was high on drugs when he ploughed into Sophie Brannan , her friend and her friend ’ s uncle as they walked home from local shops on November 14 last year . Hannah , 33 , lost control of his hired Vauxhall Astra , mounted the pavement and hit the three victims so hard from behind they were thrown over the car . Sophie suffered catastrophic head injuries and died the following day in hospital . Her ten-year-old friend had a badly broken leg and the 36-year-old uncle suffered a serious shoulder injury . Hannah , the son of a bankrupt businessman , fled the scene in Sandbank Street in Glasgow ’ s Maryhill – but later called a friend to say he had been ‘ driving like a madman ’ and had hit someone . At the High Court in Glasgow yesterday , the father of three pleaded guilty to culpable homicide and was remanded in custody for sentence next month . The court heard Hannah ’ s car , which he had hired a month earlier , mounted the pavement and hit the gable end of a nearby building before careering into Sophie and her companions . Prosecutor Allan Nicol said : ‘ This caused them to be thrown onto the bonnet , windscreen and roof of the vehicle before falling onto the ground . Another motorist witnessed the carnage and immediately turned back to help poor Sophie. ’ Witnesses saw Hannah speed into Maryhill Road , with his badly dented car being ‘ driven erratically ’ before he crashed into a taxi . The cab driver tailed Hannah , who eventually stopped a short distance away . Mr Nicol said : ‘ At that point , the accused was trying to pull the damaged front bumper , then he stopped and walked away before starting to run off . ‘ Both the taxi driver and his passengers noticed he was under the influence of some substance. ’ Paramedics took Sophie to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children at Yorkhill , where she was found to have swelling to her brain , several fractures and broken bones . Tributes left at the scene after the crash last year . Hannah fled scene but pleaded guilty at High Court in Glasgow yesterday . She remained in intensive care overnight , but died the following day . The court heard Sophie ’ s friend suffered a serious leg break which will require long-term physiotherapy . Mr Nicol said : ‘ She also suffers episodes of withdrawal and angry outbursts . She is due to attend for psychiatric assessment in order to come to terms with her injuries and the loss of Sophie. ’ The girl ’ s uncle also suffered a number of fractures , but was initially released from hospital two days later . However , he eventually required surgery and is likely to have ‘ long-term restriction ’ in movement to his right shoulder . The court heard Hannah stayed on the run for two days after Sophie ’ s death , despite promising his partner he would hand himself in . When police finally arrested him , they found heroin hidden inside his boxer shorts . Sophie suffered catastrophic head injuries and died the following day in hospital . Her ten-year-old friend had a badly broken leg and the 36-year-old uncle suffered a serious shoulder injury . Accident investigators later concluded Hannah was solely to blame for the crash . They said he took ‘ a conscious decision ’ to drive while impaired and failed to stop because he knew he had taken drugs and was ‘ aware of the ramifications ’ . Hannah also pleaded guilty to dangerous driving , attempting to defeat the ends of justice and possessing heroin . He has 14 previous convictions for crimes including possessing an offensive weapon and road traffic charges and was on bail at the time , having been freed from Glasgow ’ s Justice of the Peace Court two months before the crash . Hannah ’ s advocate Thomas Ross said : ‘ He has asked to state publicly his apologies for those affected by this terrible tragedy . ’
Christopher Hannah , 33 , was high on drugs when he hit Sophie Brannan . She was walking with her friend and friend 's uncle from shops in Glasgow . He lost control of hired Vauxhall Astra and mounted pavement into victims . Sophie suffered catastrophic head injuries and died in hospital next day . Hannah fled scene but pleaded guilty at High Court in Glasgow yesterday .