UK: Man fined £500 over cyclist’s death
Posted by admin on 11/6/07 in Cyclist Incidents
Kingston News: Man fined £500 over cyclist’s death
A man was given a suspended prison sentence and a £500 fine following the death of an Australian cyclist. David Harris, 33, of Worcester Park, was arrested after the body of Damien Jeffrey was found by the A3 dual carriageway in Surrey. Damien, 25, who had been living in New Malden, was found in the early hours of July 4, 2006, after police were alerted by a driver worried about his safety.
Harris pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention and perverting the course of justice, and to failing to stop after an accident. He was also banned from driving for 12 months and sentenced to 150 hours’ unpaid work by Guildford Crown Court. He was given a six-month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months.
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Paul | Nov 7, 2007 | Reply
What?
admin | Nov 7, 2007 | Reply
Been attempting to find out more about this incident, read here:
Driver crushed car after hitting cyclist:
http://www.surreyad.co.uk/news/2017/2017291/driver_crushed_car_after_hitting_cyclist
Whether the driver has admitted remorse or guilt doesn’t hide the fact he destroyed evidence. 500 pounds is roughly $1200AU, which seem to by the going rate for taking a human life on Australian roads. Yes I am being extremely cynical.
Stuart in Dulwich Hill | Jan 10, 2008 | Reply
I bet he was DUI and that’s why he didn’t stop. And what a great mum who conspires with him to commit a crime. Typically a murderer gets off with a slap on the wrist because it was only a cyclist that got killed. Just this morning the guy in front of my wife on her early morning training run got hit by a car turning right across the front of the pack when they were going UP hill! The driver just kept saying “I didn’t see him” - that’s because they don’t look. Now a man with a pregnant wife is in hospital and all the driver will get is the loss of 4 points and fine. It’s just not good enough - this could have been my wife and I can tell you the driver would be regretting it now if it had been her.