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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 handed suspended sentence for cutting across and killing cyclist claimed he was “blinded by the sun” before fatal crash – despite motorist behind saying she spotted victim

The judge said cyclist and father-of-two Robin Newman “should have been visible” and “had no chance at all”

Fri, Aug 02, 2024 12:18

Motorist mounts pavement and attempts to drive through ‘die-in’ in Sheffield (credit – llamasteve, Twitter)

Motorist who killed cyclist in “a few seconds of very bad driving and inattention” handed suspended prison sentence and five-year driving ban

A die-in organised in memory of the cyclist last year saw a “raging” driver mount the pavement and grass verge before attempting to drive through the group of demonstrators

Sat, Jun 29, 2024 14:42

Teenage motorist who hit and killed cyclist two months after passing test banned from driving for a year, ordered to complete 180 hours unpaid work, and fined £240

“This was not an unsafe manoeuvre in and of itself – it became unsafe when you failed to see a cyclist when you should have”

Wed, Jun 26, 2024 18:13

Harry Lock – image and screenshot via Devon and Cornwall Police

Police “appalled” by sentence of driver who ran red light and killed cyclist as he inhaled laughing gas

An active travel campaigner attending the sentencing of Harry Lock, who killed mother-of-three Maria Perez-Gonzalez in Exeter last year, has hit out at the "perverse" sentence and called for Lock to be banned from driving for life

Sat, Jun 15, 2024 13:35

Hit-and-run driver without licence who left cyclist with multiple injuries jailed for a year and disqualified from driving for four years

The cyclist suffered multiple fractures and other injuries, and died nine months after he was hit by the driver who already had six previous convictions for 16 offences

Fri, Apr 19, 2024 12:29

“Panicked” motorist who mounted grass verge to undertake cyclist banned from driving for 12 months

The pick-up driver claimed he made the manoeuvre because he didn’t want to collide with the driver in front, who was overtaking the cyclist safely and “in the normal way”

Sun, Mar 03, 2024 18:08

“Violent driver” avoids jail after deliberately ramming cyclist into parked HGV, causing spinal fractures

Adam Ruszkowski was described in court as an "inconsiderate, violent driver who wanted to show who was boss" and received a suspended sentence for the "moment of madness" which left the cyclist seriously injured and "a hollow shell of a person"

Tue, Feb 13, 2024 12:09

Cyclist slams “disgraceful” 12-month driving ban and £540 fine for drink driver who “ruined” his life

“I was so shocked that I wanted to stand up and scream at the judge. He’s ruined my life and he’s essentially got away with it,” says cyclist Ian Gillies, who was left with life-changing injuries after Mark Shields ploughed into him from behind

Fri, Feb 09, 2024 19:56

Hit-and run driver who killed London cyclist jailed for 11 years

Jail term handed down to Martin Reilly for killing mother-of-two Gao Gao reflects tougher maximum penalty for causing death by dangerous driving introduced in 2022

Fri, Feb 09, 2024 11:11