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Drink-drive paramedic who killed cyclist sentenced to five years and four months in jail

Robert Woodruff drank ten pints before veering across the road, fatally striking 56-year-old father of five Richard Goodwin

Thu, Jul 21, 2022 14:31
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Hit-and-run laws give drink-drivers incentive to flee crashes where they have killed people, says MP

Christina Rees says law encourages drivers to hand themselves in after drink or drugs are out of system

Tue, Nov 16, 2021 19:32
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Drink driver who caused ‘catastrophic injuries’ to teenage cyclist jailed

The rider was left with life-threatening injuries including spinal damage, multiple broken bones and a bleed on the brain

Sat, Jul 17, 2021 11:18
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Drunk driver told he was “a cyclist’s worst nightmare” by judge who jailed him

Victim was left with serious injuries after Anthony Adams, who had drunk up to eight pints, crashed into him

Thu, Jan 07, 2021 13:44
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No charges for drunk driver who killed cyclist in Norfolk crash

Motorist who was twice the drink-driving limit had swerved to avoid van driver overtaking Sze-Ming Cheung on a blind bend

Thu, Jul 30, 2020 14:22
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“Ridiculous” jail sentence of drunk driver who killed cyclist to be reviewed

Nicholas Cutmore “could barely stand up straight” before getting into his car

Thu, Mar 01, 2018 16:25
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Drunk driver who killed cyclist had been caught drunk at the wheel three times before

Blamed cyclist for causing the fatal collision

Wed, Nov 01, 2017 12:19
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Suspended sentence for drink driving former Tour winner Jan Ullrich

"I was stressed and wanted to go home as soon as possible" said former champ

Sat, Sep 16, 2017 09:43
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Lincolnshire motorist jailed for hitting cyclist and then trying to hide fact he’d been drinking by doing more drinking

Robert Foster imprisoned for two years and banned from driving for four years

Tue, Sep 12, 2017 12:37
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170 lives a year could be saved with Scotland-style drink drive laws

Councils call for tougher limits - less than a pint before getting behind the wheel

Sat, Mar 04, 2017 09:13
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