Surrey Police say they have arested a 47-year-old woman after a cyclist was killed in a hit-and-run incident south of Dorking in the early hours of this morning.
The victim, described as a 30 year old male who had been riding a mountain bike, was discovered by a member of the public on the A24 next to an Esso petrol station at Beare Green.
Police were called at 1.25am, but paramedics pronounced the victim dead at the scene.
Officers issued a witness appeal this morning and this evening confirmed that a woman from the Horley area had been arrested on suspicion of failing to stop at the scene of an accident and drink driving.
The cyclist was subsequently named as Robert Worrall, who worked at Groundscapes Ltd in Ockley.
Anyone with information about the incident is requested to call police on 101 quoting the reference number P14322368, orthe charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
15 thoughts on “Updated: Woman arrested after cyclist killed in Surrey hit-and-run”
That’s bad news – the A24 has
That’s bad news – the A24 has some very dangerous stretches – my sympathies are with the victim’s family while I hope the offender is caught.
How could someone live with
How could someone live with something like this on their conscience? My sympathies to the family of the victim.
Beatnik69 wrote:How could
Very easily I would imagine. It takes a certain level of carelessness to drink and drive, but to then leave the scene of an accident – I’d ban them for life. No question.
It’s very telling that UK courts impose lifetime bans only in very extreme cases. I think the bar should be lowered.
There has been an update as
There has been an update as reported in the local press, and via the link to the Police appeal.
The appeal for witnesses remains.
bikebot wrote:There has been
Without doubt this is where a minimum charge of manslaughter, or even murder(ok I know I know, but the Drink Drive charge(if proven) should show the intent imo) with the vehicle being the lethal weapon, and a life time driving ban too.
Das wrote:Without doubt this
Surely the drink drive charge (if proven) would negate intent if her faculties were clouded? Not saying she shouldn’t be severely punished, manslaughter even, but murder of someone (presumably) unknown to her would be a stretch (IMO). But IANAL.
truffy wrote:Das
If being drunk became a defence against any crime because the perpetrator could not be held legally responsible that could well solve prison overcrowding at a stroke, starting with the anulment of quite a large proportion of convictions for violence I would imagine.
Northernbike wrote:
If being
Well driving seems to be a valid defence for killing people in a huge number of cases….
Northernbike wrote:truffy
The great tragedy of being human is that we operate under the erroneous belief that we are in control of our own thoughts. We are not! That tiny part of your conscious brain that you think of as you has very little control over your actions even before you add drugs, alcohol, stress, sleep deprivation etc. to the mix.
LinusLarrabee wrote:
The
Happily, the legal system doesn’t agree with you.
The great tragedy of the internet is that people confuse ‘opinion’ with ‘fact’.
LinusLarrabee
The great tragedy of being human is that we operate under the erroneous belief that we are in control of our own thoughts. We are not! That tiny part of your conscious brain that you think of as you has very little control over your actions even before you add drugs, alcohol, stress, sleep deprivation etc. to the mix.— Das
Ha, what rubbish! Actually we are in control of our thoughts, free to think what we like and do what we like. It’s called self control. Quite a few don’t understand that lack of this has consequences as shown in this case.
Life life life…. You drank,
Life life life…. You drank, you get in a car, you made that decision based on the state you are in, tough shit, left the scene of a crime, maybe just maybe he could have been saved if she had stopped and called an ambulance. Life, min tariff 15yrs. A family has been destroyed by a selfish c##t, 15yrs is nothing in comparison.
Awful.
Awful.
Guys, you should probably
Guys, you should probably disable comments on here. You don’t want to prejudice the trial.
Condolences. Let’s hope the
Condolences. Let’s hope the law resolves the legal aspects of this tragedy…