Michael Ricardo Robinson, 31 (mugshot) was travelling at 55mph in a 20mph zone when he crashed into Taylor Schofield, 11, on January 12 A hit-and-run driver who had been banned from the roads three times before he struck down and killed a young boy has been jailed for more than six years. Michael Ricardo Robinson, 31, was travelling at 55mph in a 20mph zone when he crashed into Taylor Schofield, 11, on January 12. Taylor was crossing the road with his mountain bike just a few streets away from his mother's house in Beswick, Manchester, when he was hit. 'Cowardly' Robinson fled the scene, near Manchester's Ethiad Stadium, but later handed himself into police. After pleading guilty to causing death by dangerous driving at Manchester Crown Court it emerged he had been disqualified from driving three times before the crash that claimed Taylor's life. He was today handed six years and eight in prison. The father-of-one was banned from driving for two years as a youth in September 2004 after he chased another vehicle before he rammed it. He also received an eight-month detention and training order for the offences of dangerous driving, assault and affray. Robinson was back before the courts in 2006 for another motoring offence when he drove a quad bike on a public road in a dangerous manner while disqualified. He was sentenced to a community order and given another two-year driving ban. Taylor Schofield (pictured) was crossing the road with his mountain bike just a few streets away from his mother's house in Beswick, Manchester, when he was hit on January 12 In April 2017 he was disqualified for a third time for driving while under the influence of drugs and was handed a 12-month ban and a fine. Passing sentence on Wednesday, Judge Martin Walsh said those previous offences further aggravated his culpability. He told Robinson: 'I want to make the self-evident point that nothing that this court can do will put right the wrong that has been done and it should be understood that the sentence that I am about to impose cannot, and is not intended to, reflect the value of the young life that was tragically lost on that evening. 'Taylor Schofield, a young boy with considerable potential and with his whole life ahead of him, was killed as a result of the dangerous manner in which you drove your motor vehicle.' Judge Walsh told Robinson he would have received a 10-year jail term if he had been convicted after trial but reduced the sentence to reflect his early guilty plea. He added: 'It is clear to me that this is a case where there was on your part a deliberate decision to ignore or have a flagrant disregard for the rules of the road. 'You took the decision to drive at a speed of 55mph in a severely restricted area. Taylor's Snapchat account shows he had posted a picture of his red bicycle and the message: 'Who wants to come and meet me?' shortly before the incident 'The reduced speed limit and the obvious reasons for it were deliberately ignored by you and it was this that created the gross and obvious danger which ultimately led to the collision which resulted in Taylor's tragic death.' Taylor was treated by paramedics at the scene of the crash then rushed to hospital following the crash involving a Volkswagen Golf, but he died from his injuries. His Snapchat account showed he had posted a picture of his red bicycle and the message: 'Who wants to come and meet me?' shortly before the incident. Friend Ellie-Mae McCarney, said at the time: 'Taylor was going home to get his tea because no one was coming out. Friends lay tributes to Taylor yesterday on a tree after he was struck by a car in Manchester 'I used to see him every day on the tram. He would wind me up all the way to school. He would make everyone on the tram laugh.' Maddisson Short, who was in the same class as Taylor at Droylsden Academy, said: 'He was like my best friend - he would always make someone laugh. 'He loved football and rap music and being on his bike. 'He phoned me yesterday - he was just hanging out, he asked me to come out less than an hour before. Paying tribute after his death, the youngster's family said: 'Taylor was a cheeky handsome lad who loved his mates, football and Man United. 'He was a very bright, intelligent, loving and caring kid - always smiling, making jokes. 'He's going to be missed by everyone. He was taken too soon from us.. Our angel always.' Taylor was treated at the scene by paramedics then rushed to hospital following the crash All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility