A lorry driver who killed a cyclist in a hit-and-run collision has escaped jail with a suspended sentence after pleading guilty.
Mark Baker, 40, carried on his journey to Wrexham in his delivery lorry despite hitting and killing cyclist Michael Saunders on the A49 in Shropshire a year ago in the early hours of the morning.
Baker admitted admitted causing the death of 61-year-old Mr Saunders by careless driving and was given a 26 month sentence, suspended for a year, the Evesham Journal reported.
Judge Jonathan Gosling told Baker: "No sentence I pass can put the clock back, nor can it give any comfort to Mr Saunders’ family and friends. His family have been left bereft by his loss.”
Baker was also sentenced to 200 hours of unpaid work, disqualified from driving for two years and must complete an extended driving test to regain his licence.
Huw Evans, for Baker, said: “He can only think that he was dazzled by on-coming traffic. His thoughts are very much with the family of Mr Baker and acknowledged the ordeal they have had to go through,” he said.
Last June we reported how the body of Michael Saunders was discovered at around 5am the following morning between Leebotwood and Dorrington by a tractor driver.
The victim had been riding home to Bayston Hill from his workplace in Church Stretton.
West Mercia Police traced a lorry that they believe may have been involved in the incident and went to South Wales to interview the driver.
There is a saying about road design, that if a road needs signs then it is badly designed....
I have to admit, I looked at that picture and my first thought was, "Well, that wasn't being driven under 20mph...".
Drivers of classic VWs still wave at each other (except that there are practically none left on the roads now...).
Don't allow comments and maybe use fake profile details. Immediately chuck trolls off your groups and pages .. Become part of a wider group, and...
And lo! he spake unto him saying, "thou can't park there, mate" and there was much wailing and gnashing of teeth at the city gates.
I doubt it, since attaching a wig, a sticker, a helmet camera or a light is classed as a "modification" to the helmet by the helmet manufacturers. ...
The reviewed bike is MY2022 and already old news, the new model has, for example, a lighter bar-stem combo. I don't understand why the new model is...
Be good if we could stop his type from breeding, I doubt he will strengthen the gene pool much.
This makes some sense as the parent will spend a huge amount of time carrying the thing....
"but they call it Artex" Isn't that what people used to paint their ceilings with?