A 25-year-old Burnaby man has been sentenced to four years in jail, for killing a pedestrian during a late night street race in East Vancouver last June.

Cliff Tang had pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing death, and failure to remain at the scene of an accident.

He was driving a Porsche Boxster at nearly 200 kilometres an hour when he hit 35-year-old Jerry Kithithee, who was crossing Knight Street.

Tang has also been banned from driving for 10 years.

The Crown had asked for a five-year prison term.

During his submission, prosecutor Dan Mulligan told the court that Tang has a long record of bad driving and a criminal conviction for possessing counterfeit money.

Mulligan also pointed out that Tang has not paid any of a $10,000 fine for that conviction, and has only completed five of 100 hours of community service.

Tang's lawyer, Peter Leask, had asked for a conditional sentence, that would have kept his client out of jail.

Leask says he may appeal the sentence.