A 32-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter in connection with the death on London's Holloway Road of cyclist Sam Harding last August, the Metropolitan Police has confirmed.
Mr Harding, aged 25, died after being struck by a bus when he swerved to avoid the open door of a parked car. According a report in the to the Islington Tribune in the week following his death, a 31-year-old motorist was arrested at the scene and bailed to return at a later date.
The Metropolitan Police have confirmed to road.cc that the man charged in connection with Mr Harding's death was the motorist in charge of the parked car.
According to a report on the Cycling Intelligence blog at the time, the door was actually opened by a child who was in the vehicle, although that is unconfirmed.
In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said: "Traffic officers investigating the death of a cyclist in Holloway in August last year have charged a man with manslaughter.
"Kenan Aydogdu, 32 (1/1/80) of no fixed abode appeared in custody at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Corner on Tuesday, 31 January charged with the manslaughter of Samuel Jack Harding, 25, in Holloway Road on 6 August 2011.
"He was remanded on bail to appear at the Old bailey in June 2012 (date to be confirmed).
Aydogdu was arrested at the scene on 6 August and had been on bail pending further enquiries. He returned on Monday, 30 January when he was charged as above."
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This was pretty enraging close pass, as it 100% obvious for the driver that he wouldn't gain anything.
Well done for staying upright and surviving the experience. I find the level of victim-blaming on here to be appalling. Particularly, frankly,...
Teslas or Wank-Panzers fitted with vanity license plates are granted full immunity from compliance with or prosecution under the Highway Code....
The wheelbenders were on the verge again, so since there were no other bikes in sight i locked mine along the back of them....
Another humbug *! Maybe also a "friendly fire" casualty - of the "war on the roads" on animals by motor traffic - possibly while "being the cat"?...
Up until the late '60s, the route through Sopley was the main A338; it's now a B road....
Yeah, this website is a pretty horrible experience without an adblocker.
The absolute obscenity is that having pleaded guilty the day before his trial was set to begin this specimen is still entitled to a minimum 10%...
It wasn't a crash; it was an assault. Calling this a crash is like describing someone getting pushed down the stairs as a "slip.'' Words matters....