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Causing death by careless driving

“My wife’s death should act as warning to drivers”: Widower of cyclist killed by new motorist “driving too fast” a month after passing his test insists lack of prison sentence “sends wrong message”

The couple in their 70s who had been married for almost 60 years were on a cycling holiday in Scotland when they were hit by a new motorist who lost control while "driving too fast for the road" — last month he was sentenced to community service

Tue, Feb 03, 2026 09:34

Suspended sentence for motorist who killed cyclist with “careless manoeuvre” before driving off and claiming he thought smashed windscreen was caused by falling tree branch

Timothy Cale reversed into the cyclist's path as the rider was descending, the prosecutor telling the driver his manoeuvre "may have saved him a few seconds but led to a catastrophic collision and the loss of life"

Tue, Jan 20, 2026 17:41

Community service for new driver who killed cyclist while “driving too fast” on country road, a month after passing his test

A couple in their 70s were on a cycling holiday in Scotland when Aly Albosati lost control of his car and hit them both, Patricia Marshall airlifted to hospital where she died

Mon, Jan 19, 2026 10:52

Hit-and-run driver who killed cyclist after afternoon of drinking jailed for 12 and a half years

Danny Gibson was also banned from driving for 20 years, police saying the "reckless" driver "showed a complete disregard for human life"

Mon, Oct 20, 2025 17:26

B3081, between Tollard Royal and Shaftesbury

Speeding elderly motorist who killed cyclist sentenced to 10 months in jail and disqualified from driving for 29 months for careless driving

The 63-year-old cyclist was struck from behind while riding with a friend, with the driver claiming he was blinded by the headlights of an oncoming vehicle

Wed, May 14, 2025 08:38

“You’re literally playing with somebody’s life”: Daughter of cyclist killed by “reckless and foolish” elderly motorist with poor eyesight renews calls for mandatory driver eye tests

The cyclist’s family is campaigning for a law change after a driver who could not read a registration plate three metres away, hit and killed 70-year-old cyclist Jim Tassell

Wed, Dec 04, 2024 13:54

Island Brow, St Helens; Inset: Anya Foster

“Selfish and reckless” drug driver jailed after killing cyclist while speeding and five times over cocaine limit, before “fleeing and weaving web of lies”

The cyclist, wearing a hi-vis jacket and with lights on his bike, was left for dead on the road with “catastrophic” injuries, with subsequent blood tests confirming the presence of both cocaine and THC (from cannabis) in the driver’s blood

Thu, Nov 07, 2024 13:30

Taxi driver who killed cyclist and blamed fatal crash on being “blinded by sun” gets six-month suspended sentence

Despite admitting being unable to see clearly "the defendant made the decision to turn right when it was unsafe to do so", hitting and killing a "highly respected" headteacher cycling to work at a local school

Tue, Nov 05, 2024 11:15

Drug-driving dad jailed for three years nine months was taking kids to football when he killed cyclist in “utterly avoidable” collision

Matthew Bates initially claimed the cyclist hit the kerb and swerved in front of him, crash investigators refuting the claim and police discovering mobile phone usage after one of the driver's children said he was changing songs and "didn't see a bike"

Sun, Aug 11, 2024 08:00

Driver who failed roadside eyesight test given suspended sentence for killing cyclist returning home from cycling club ride

Police found 83-year-old James Wardle was unable to read a number plate 20 metres away, the driver having failed to see Glyn Straw, colliding with him from behind and causing him to go over the roof of the car

Mon, Jul 01, 2024 10:42