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RLJ driver gets jail sentence for killing cyclist
"A motorist who caused the death of a cyclist by failing to stop at traffic
lights has been jailed for 20 weeks. Brian Creasey, 51, knocked down cyclist Ian Hammel near BAE in Samlesbury on the morning of September 29 last year. Engineer Mr Hammel, 53, from Penwortham, was on his way to work at BAE when the collision occurred on the A59, near the entrance of the site. He died 10 days later in hospital. Creasey, of Fulwood Row, Preston, admitted causing death by careless driving when he appeared at Preston Crown Court yesterday. The judge rejected a claim by Creasey a squeal of his brakes had caused him to panic and therefore accelerate, going through the lights on amber on the A59. Creasey had told the court he had thought there was enough time to get through the light while it was on amber and added he saw Mr Hammel's bike at the very last moment." http://www.lep.co.uk/news/local/moto...eath_1_3706216 -- Simon Mason http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/ |
RLJ driver gets jail sentence for killing cyclist
On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:04:21 +0100, "Simon Mason"
wrote: "A motorist who caused the death of a cyclist by failing to stop at traffic lights has been jailed for 20 weeks. Brian Creasey, 51, knocked down cyclist Ian Hammel near BAE in Samlesbury on the morning of September 29 last year. Engineer Mr Hammel, 53, from Penwortham, was on his way to work at BAE when the collision occurred on the A59, near the entrance of the site. He died 10 days later in hospital. Creasey, of Fulwood Row, Preston, admitted causing death by careless driving when he appeared at Preston Crown Court yesterday. The judge rejected a claim by Creasey a squeal of his brakes had caused him to panic and therefore accelerate, going through the lights on amber on the A59. Creasey had told the court he had thought there was enough time to get through the light while it was on amber and added he saw Mr Hammel's bike at the very last moment." http://www.lep.co.uk/news/local/moto...eath_1_3706216 20 weeks!?! How cheap can a life be??? |
RLJ driver gets jail sentence for killing cyclist
On 24/08/2011 15:32, Bertie Wooster wrote:
"Simon Mason" wrote: "A motorist who caused the death of a cyclist by failing to stop at traffic lights has been jailed for 20 weeks. Brian Creasey, 51, knocked down cyclist Ian Hammel near BAE in Samlesbury on the morning of September 29 last year. Engineer Mr Hammel, 53, from Penwortham, was on his way to work at BAE when the collision occurred on the A59, near the entrance of the site. He died 10 days later in hospital. Creasey, of Fulwood Row, Preston, admitted causing death by careless driving when he appeared at Preston Crown Court yesterday. The judge rejected a claim by Creasey a squeal of his brakes had caused him to panic and therefore accelerate, going through the lights on amber on the A59. Creasey had told the court he had thought there was enough time to get through the light while it was on amber and added he saw Mr Hammel's bike at the very last moment." http://www.lep.co.uk/news/local/moto...eath_1_3706216 20 weeks!?! How cheap can a life be??? ALl due to the circumstances of the case, presumably. Neither of us know what they were and so our comments are effectively meaningless (well, at least, yours are; I have kept mine to myself). There was a time (and quite recent at that) when a careless driving charge (irrespective of the outcome) could not lead to a prison sentence at all. One has to assume that if the prosecution had thought they could make CDBDD stick, they'd have gone for it. But it *is* an assumption, because as we already know, neither of us knows what happened. |
RLJ driver gets jail sentence for killing cyclist
"Simon Mason" wrote in message . uk... "A motorist who caused the death of a cyclist by failing to stop at traffic lights has been jailed for 20 weeks. Brian Creasey, 51, knocked down cyclist Ian Hammel near BAE in Samlesbury on the morning of September 29 last year. Engineer Mr Hammel, 53, from Penwortham, was on his way to work at BAE when the collision occurred on the A59, near the entrance of the site. He died 10 days later in hospital. Creasey, of Fulwood Row, Preston, admitted causing death by careless driving when he appeared at Preston Crown Court yesterday. The judge rejected a claim by Creasey a squeal of his brakes had caused him to panic and therefore accelerate, going through the lights on amber on the A59. Creasey had told the court he had thought there was enough time to get through the light while it was on amber and added he saw Mr Hammel's bike at the very last moment." http://www.lep.co.uk/news/local/moto...eath_1_3706216 -- Simon Mason http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/ Anybody who rides a bicycle on the A59 Samlesbury is stupid. I know the road, it is a very fast road. The cyclist just should have not been there. |
RLJ driver gets jail sentence for killing cyclist
On Aug 24, 5:00*pm, "Mr Pounder"
wrote: "Simon Mason" wrote in message . uk... "A motorist who caused the death of a cyclist by failing to stop at traffic lights has been jailed for 20 weeks. Brian Creasey, 51, knocked down cyclist Ian Hammel near BAE in Samlesbury on the morning of September 29 last year. Engineer Mr Hammel, 53, from Penwortham, was on his way to work at BAE when the collision occurred on the A59, near the entrance of the site. He died 10 days later in hospital. Creasey, of Fulwood Row, Preston, admitted causing death by careless driving when he appeared at Preston Crown Court yesterday. The judge rejected a claim by Creasey a squeal of his brakes had caused him to panic and therefore accelerate, going through the lights on amber on the A59. Creasey had told the court he had thought there was enough time to get through the light while it was on amber and added he saw Mr Hammel's bike at the very last moment." http://www.lep.co.uk/news/local/moto..._cyclist_death... -- Simon Mason http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/ Anybody who rides a bicycle on the A59 Samlesbury is stupid. I know the road, it is a very fast road. The cyclist just should have not been there. The court did not share your opinion, Mr P. The judge put the blame squarely on the driver for speeding to try (and fail) to beat a red light. He also saw through his wriggle of being spooked by his own squealing brakes and therefore (?) speeding up. -- Simon Mason |
RLJ driver gets jail sentence for killing cyclist
On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:04:21 +0100, "Simon Mason"
wrote: "A motorist who caused the death of a cyclist by failing to stop at traffic lights has been jailed for 20 weeks. Brian Creasey, 51, knocked down cyclist Ian Hammel near BAE in Samlesbury on the morning of September 29 last year. Engineer Mr Hammel, 53, from Penwortham, was on his way to work at BAE when the collision occurred on the A59, near the entrance of the site. He died 10 days later in hospital. Creasey, of Fulwood Row, Preston, admitted causing death by careless driving when he appeared at Preston Crown Court yesterday. The judge rejected a claim by Creasey a squeal of his brakes had caused him to panic and therefore accelerate, going through the lights on amber on the A59. Creasey had told the court he had thought there was enough time to get through the light while it was on amber and added he saw Mr Hammel's bike at the very last moment." http://www.lep.co.uk/news/local/moto...eath_1_3706216 It looks to me like the cyclists had most likely also gone through his light before it had turned to green How else would he have get there at the same time as the car? |
RLJ driver gets jail sentence for killing cyclist
On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:19:50 -0700 (PDT), Simon Mason
wrote: On Aug 24, 5:00*pm, "Mr Pounder" wrote: "Simon Mason" wrote in message . uk... "A motorist who caused the death of a cyclist by failing to stop at traffic lights has been jailed for 20 weeks. Brian Creasey, 51, knocked down cyclist Ian Hammel near BAE in Samlesbury on the morning of September 29 last year. Engineer Mr Hammel, 53, from Penwortham, was on his way to work at BAE when the collision occurred on the A59, near the entrance of the site. He died 10 days later in hospital. Creasey, of Fulwood Row, Preston, admitted causing death by careless driving when he appeared at Preston Crown Court yesterday. The judge rejected a claim by Creasey a squeal of his brakes had caused him to panic and therefore accelerate, going through the lights on amber on the A59. Creasey had told the court he had thought there was enough time to get through the light while it was on amber and added he saw Mr Hammel's bike at the very last moment." http://www.lep.co.uk/news/local/moto..._cyclist_death... -- Simon Mason http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/ Anybody who rides a bicycle on the A59 Samlesbury is stupid. I know the road, it is a very fast road. The cyclist just should have not been there. The court did not share your opinion, Mr P. The judge put the blame squarely on the driver for speeding to try (and fail) to beat a red light. He also saw through his wriggle of being spooked by his own squealing brakes and therefore (?) speeding up. Could you tell us where you read the full details of the incident please as I can't find them |
RLJ driver gets jail sentence for killing cyclist
On Aug 24, 5:00*pm, "Mr Pounder"
wrote: "Simon Mason" wrote in message . uk... "A motorist who caused the death of a cyclist by failing to stop at traffic lights has been jailed for 20 weeks. Brian Creasey, 51, knocked down cyclist Ian Hammel near BAE in Samlesbury on the morning of September 29 last year. Engineer Mr Hammel, 53, from Penwortham, was on his way to work at BAE when the collision occurred on the A59, near the entrance of the site. He died 10 days later in hospital. Creasey, of Fulwood Row, Preston, admitted causing death by careless driving when he appeared at Preston Crown Court yesterday. The judge rejected a claim by Creasey a squeal of his brakes had caused him to panic and therefore accelerate, going through the lights on amber on the A59. Creasey had told the court he had thought there was enough time to get through the light while it was on amber and added he saw Mr Hammel's bike at the very last moment." http://www.lep.co.uk/news/local/moto..._cyclist_death... -- Simon Mason http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/ Anybody who rides a bicycle on the A59 Samlesbury is stupid. I know the road, it is a very fast road. The cyclist just should have not been there. According to the comments, the dead man crossed the road on foot and so was totally innocent. -- Simon Mason |
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