Crime & Legal

Killer lorry driver faces trial after prosecution rejects guilty plea

Kevin Allen admits causing death of Dr Marta Krawiec by careless driving but will stand trial on more serious dangerous driving charge

Cyclist slams police who failed to act despite pictures showing bikes being stolen in broad daylight

West Yorkshire Police admits handling of bike theft call “fell short” of standards after the investigation was initially closed despite a member of public taking a photo of the suspects stealing bikes in Leeds

Auriol Grey seeks leave to appeal against manslaughter sentence

Meanwhile full sentencing remarks in case of pedestrian convicted of causing death of cyclist Celia Ward have now been published

“Ill-informed” Spectator writer under fire for coverage of manslaughter sentencing for pedestrian who caused cyclist’s death

"Reading this article, it's hard to believe someone died," one reply came to Mary Dejevsky's piece about Auriol Grey, the woman found to have caused the death of an elderly cyclist in Cambridgeshire during a pavement cycling dispute

Hit-and-run driver who killed cyclist and briefly returned to scene before fleeing jailed for 10 years

Nathan Schultz killed Agnieszka Pocztowska and struck another cyclist while driving home – without a licence – from a party

Delays to introduction of online road safety portal putting cyclists “at risk”, says Cycling UK

“Not only have the police failed to deliver justice in my case, they are failing to ensure our roads are kept safe from those who pose the greatest danger to others”, says hit-and-run victim

Near Miss of the Day 853: Driver of lorry urging cyclists to “Please take extra care near this vehicle” fined for close pass (includes swearing)

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - today it's Oxfordshire

Remove conflict between cyclists and pedestrians, urge campaigners in wake of manslaughter case

Cycling and disability rights groups react to sentencing of Auriol Grey, convicted of causing Celia Ward’s death

Drug driver who swerved onto wrong side of the road after his glasses fell off killed cyclist

Colin McCourt was riding home from work at HMNB Clyde when Scott MacKinnon hit him head-on

Three years in jail for pedestrian convicted of manslaughter after cyclist’s death

Auriol Grey aggressively confronted bike rider Celia Ward, causing her to fall into the path of a car

Driver who pursued teenage cyclist and rammed him off bike avoids jail

Phoebe Groves lost her temper when the cyclist's friend accidentally clipped her wing mirror before she smashed her Vauxhall Astra into the 16-year-old's bike, causing him facial injuries

Stagecoach bus driver allegedly punched cyclist to the ground during road rage attack

Wiltshire Police and the bus company are investigating after a witness reported the driver becoming "impatient" at a cyclist and 11-year-old son not using a cycle lane

Trek-Segafredo pro fined for shooting and killing cat belonging to San Marino’s former head of state

The Italian rider, who finished 7th on GC at last week's UAE Tour, has been fined €4,000 and suspended without pay for 20 days by his team

Driver escapes punishment for alleged hit-and-run on cyclist, as victim blasts police inaction and “barriers to justice”

The cyclist says he contacted Police Scotland 30 times after the incident and only received two responses – with the lead officer taking over six months to open the email containing the crash footage

Lorry driver charged 18 months after crash that killed children’s doctor at “infamously hostile” junction

A 68-year-old HGV driver has been charged with causing the death by dangerous driving of Dr Marta Krawiec, who was cycling to work at St Thomas’s Hospital when she was killed on London’s Holborn gyratory

“Hostile and aggressive” pedestrian found guilty of killing 77-year-old cyclist in pavement cycling dispute

Police could not “categorically state” whether the section of pavement where the tragic incident took place was a shared-use path

Angle-grinder cargo bike thieves caught on camera

Criminals cut through bike hangar to steal Urban Arrow bike, with footage passed to police

Cyclist seriously injured after wire stretched across bike path

Ian Davies was left with broken ribs and collarbones as a result of trap on Chester Millennium Greenway

Lorry driver who caused cyclist’s death following “perilous overtaking manoeuvre” spared jail

Neil James McVeigh, whose close pass caused cyclist Martin Poland to lose control of his bike, was handed a 15-month driving ban and ordered to complete 100 hours of community service

Near Miss of the Day 852: Motorist’s dashcam catches another driver’s close pass on cyclist

The report also caused some confusion as Sussex Police's reporting portal tells users they "should be informing the public that they are being filmed" for GDPR purposes

Pedestrian on trial for manslaughter over cyclist’s death during pavement cycling dispute

The prosecutor told the court Auriol Grey was "angered by the presence of a cyclist on a footpath" and "gestured in a hostile and aggressive way", causing the rider to fall into the road where she was fatally hit

Government considers inviting evidence for lifetime bans on dangerous drivers who kill

DfT responds to petition lodged by mother of teenage girl killed by speeding motorist

California cyclists targeted in dooring attacks (+ video)

“They deliberately tried to kill me,” says victim of one of the assaults

“They didn’t think I would make it”: 80-year-old cyclist wins compensation after horrific pothole crash

Jocky Johnstone hit the ground face first because of the pothole that South Lanarkshire District Council had failed to repair properly despite numerous complaints

Near Miss of the Day 851: Transport for London launches investigation after “unacceptable” close passing bus driver squeezes cyclist into kerb

“Driving that endangers cyclists or pedestrians is unacceptable and far from the required standard of our bus drivers,” says TfL’s head of bus operations

Cyclist warns of yet another terrifying knifepoint bikejacking

The road.cc reader was rammed from his bike as he cycled home from work before being surrounded by three masked attackers who pulled out a knife

Taxi association warns drivers of “sneaky” cyclists with cameras catching law-breaking behaviour

A Licensed Taxi Driver’s Association (LTDA) representative claimed that 90% of reports submitted to the police came from cyclists

Near Miss of the Day 850: “Lights, reflectors and hi-vis — if they ain’t looking they won’t see you”

Sorry mate I didn't see you!

Police officer who pepper-sprayed black cyclist keeps job after disciplinary probe

Sergeant Jennifer Edwards given final written warning relating to incident in Birmingham in 2020

Two men jailed for knifepoint robbery at Mark Cavendish’s family home

Romario Henry has been jailed for 15 years, while Ali Sesay received a 12-year sentence for the robbery and eight years for unrelated firearms offences