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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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Louise Harrott

Driver spared jail after killing cyclist in “momentary lapse of concentration”

The motorist was given a suspended sentence and banned from driving for two years after ‘inexplicably’ hitting 43-year-old cyclist Louise Harrott

Sun, Jun 26, 2022 10:16
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Hit-and-run driver who left cyclist “for dead” has prison sentence overturned

The motorist, who claimed that he thought he hit a bollard after seriously injuring 51-year-old cyclist Cathal O’Reilly, was also banned from driving for 12 months

Mon, Jun 20, 2022 11:38
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Belgian cycle path

Eight-year sentence for drink driver who killed cyclist after emptying vodka bottle

Matthew Clemo was more than two times over the legal alcohol limit, and police described him as being so drunk he was unable to stand up on his own

Tue, Apr 26, 2022 14:40
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b5476 North Shropshire – via Google Street View

“Cowardly” unlicensed driver who ran over cyclist, hid vehicle and lied to police sentenced to 22 months in prison

Aaron Rogers failed to stop after hitting and killing Ian Edwards, then hid his van and denied he was the driver after being arrested

Sat, Mar 19, 2022 09:46
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Candle House Leeds

Serial bike thief jailed for 21 months for city centre spree

Paul Digney targeted high-value bikes from communal areas of Leeds apartment blocks

Sun, Jan 16, 2022 10:10
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Big Ben © Simon MacMichael

Killer hit-and-run driver’s sentence and ban highlights need for legal reform

Current laws encourage drunk drivers who kill to flee the scene and escape justice, say campaigners

Sun, Jan 02, 2022 14:46
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Lorraine Barrow (video still via Avon & Somerset Police).PNG

“The justice system has let my beloved Lorraine down,” says widower after speeding driver who killed his wife given suspended sentence

“Why does society in general think that speeding is a low-level crime?” asks Chris Barrow as motorist who caused his wife’s death is sentenced

Fri, Oct 22, 2021 11:24
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McLaren 540C (CC licensed by emperornie via Wikimedia)

Journalist who seriously injured cyclist while test-driving McLaren supercar loses appeal against jail sentence

Judge tells Amelia Hungerford she and passenger acted like “excited children at a fun park rather than grown-ups test driving a motor vehicle”

Thu, Sep 23, 2021 11:26
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Careless driver who left cyclist in coma fined £485

Victim calls for introduction of offence of ‘causing serious injury by careless driving’

Fri, Mar 08, 2019 17:40
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