Jail for speeding driver who killed cyclist in Norwich

Pathetic sentence though.
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A driver who was travelling at almost twice the speed limit when he struck and killed a cyclist in Norwich has been jailed for 30 months.

Aaron Evans, appearing at Norwich Crown Court today, admitted causing the death of Ian Mooney by careless driving when he hit him on the city’s Aylsham Road on the afternoon of 3 April 2018.

Mr Mooney, aged 31, was taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge but died there of catastrophic head injuries, reports the Eastern Daily Press (link is external).

Evans had been driving an Audi Q7 car at 55mph on the 30mph road when he hit the victim, the court was told.

Besides the prison sentence handed down to him, Evans, who also pleaded guilty to handling stolen vehicles worth £60,000 between May 2018 and May 2019, was banned from driving for five years.

Judge Katharine Moore said that the case was “a stark and tragic reminder of the dangers of speeding.�

In a victim impact statement, Mr Mooney’s sister Kerry Coleman said: “I feel very angry towards the driver of the vehicle that hit Ian..

“I feel disgust towards the manner of driving which left my brother unconscious with both his arms and wrists broken and massive trauma to his head.

“I would like to see justice served to the driver of the vehicle that hit Ian and make them realise the pain and suffering their actions have caused me and my family as a whole,� she added.

https://road.cc/content/news/jail-sp...norwich-278153

On Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 1:23:11 PM UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote:
Pathetic sentence though.
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eburtthebike | 1169 posts | 14 hours ago
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The next **** who tells me that speeding doesn't kill is going to get a knuckle sandwich. As others have said, exceeding the speed limit by 80% isn't careless, it is deliberate recklessness, and the sentence should reflect that, and the driver should never be allowed to drive again, ever.

If this was any other field of human activity other than driving, the sentence would have been many times that, and they would have been banned from it for life, and not an eyelid would have been batted. But it's driving, so your licence to kill will be returned soon.

https://road.cc/content/news/jail-sp...norwich-278153

On 22/10/2020 13:24, Simon Mason wrote:
On Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 1:23:11 PM UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote:
Pathetic sentence though.
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eburtthebike | 1169 posts | 14 hours ago
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The next **** who tells me that speeding doesn't kill is going to get a knuckle sandwich. As others have said, exceeding the speed limit by 80% isn't careless, it is deliberate recklessness, and the sentence should reflect that, and the driver should never be allowed to drive again, ever.

If this was any other field of human activity other than driving, the sentence would have been many times that, and they would have been banned from it for life, and not an eyelid would have been batted. But it's driving, so your licence to kill will be returned soon.

https://road.cc/content/news/jail-sp...norwich-278153

Calm down.

The court heard all the facts.

You didn't.

On Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 1:24:31 PM UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote:
On Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 1:23:11 PM UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote:
Pathetic sentence though.
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Awavey | 1150 posts | 3 hours ago
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the driver was originally arrested on suspicion of drink driving, drug driving and dangerous driving following the crash, but it took more than 10months before charges were filed, in fact it may not even have resulted in a charge till sometime this year, so it would be interesting to know what had changed, not withstanding the "shambles" of the case Norfolk police made of the cyclist killed in Swannington also from 2018.

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AlsoSomniloquism replied to Awavey | 941 posts | 3 hours ago
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It does seem wierd. Supposedly he has traffic offences recorded after the intial accident, and was on probation for probably the car offences.

This article in Jan 2020 (link is external)also states he wasn't charged for the crash in 2018. I also believe the other shambles caused this one to be looked at again as well.

A charge sheet as long as your arm indeed. Hope the scum rots in jail.
He got more for the stolen goods than for killing the cyclist!!
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Man sentenced after causing death of cyclist, and handling stolen goods
Aaron Evans

A 37-year old man who caused the death of a cyclist in Norwich, and was involved in the sale of stolen cars worth £200,000, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison.

On Tuesday 3 April, 2018, police were called at around 4pm to reports of a collision involving a black Audi Q7 and a cyclist on Aylsham Road.

The rider of the bicycle, 31-year-old Ian Mooney, of Norwich, was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital with life threatening injuries, but sadly died a few days later.

Following an investigation into the circumstances of the collision, the driver of the Audi was arrested in April 2018 and charged.

Aaron Evans, aged 37, of Earles Garden, Norwich appeared at Norwich Magistrates’ Court on various dates in 2020, where he pleaded guilty to one count of causing death by careless driving.

In 2019, following another investigation by officers working closely with colleagues in the Metropolitan Police and Surrey Police forces, sixteen stolen motor vehicles were recovered after they had been professionally altered and registered to appear legitimate.

The vehicles were primarily seized in Norfolk over a three-month period between May 2019 – August 2019, where a full examination allowed police to identify their true registrations.

The majority of the vehicles included Land Rovers, Range Rovers, and Ford Transit vans displaying false licence plates, fraudulent identifying markers and documentation, totalling approximately £200,000 in value.

Aaron Evans was arrested in June 2020, and subsequently charged with 12 counts of handling stolen goods, after he was found to have control of the vast majority of the vehicles shortly after the thefts, and had been involved in obtaining seemingly legitimate documents for them.

Evans pleaded guilty to five counts of handling stolen goods, in relation to the recovered vehicles. The remaining counts were ordered to lie on file.

Yesterday (Wednesday 22 October 2020) (sic), Evans was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for causing death by careless driving, and 18 months imprisonment for the handling of stolen goods. He was also given a driving ban.

Following the investigation into the death of cyclist Ian Mooney, PC Martyn Homes of the Serious Collision Investigation Unit said:

“This was a tragic incident in which an innocent young man lost his life, as a result of the irresponsible and selfish behaviour of one individual.

“We heard in court yesterday that Evans has repeatedly shown a complete disregard for others, and has left one family in particular, heartbroken.�

PC Stephen Jones, the officer leading on the handling of stolen vehicles case said of yesterday’s result:

“Mr Evans has played a significant part in the keyless vehicle thefts from London during 2018 and 2019. Whilst he was not directly involved in the thefts, he was a vital part in this organised criminal enterprise, and his actions have allowed stolen cars to be altered to appear like genuine vehicles.

Unfortunately some of these vehicles have been sold on to unsuspecting members of the public. I hope that today’s sentencing is a reminder to those seeking to profit from criminal activity that they will be held accountable.�

https://www.norfolk.police.uk/news/l...g-stolen-goods

On 22/10/2020 19:41, Simon Mason wrote:

A charge sheet as long as your arm indeed. Hope the scum rots in jail.
He got more for the stolen goods than for killing the cyclist!!

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Man sentenced after causing death of cyclist, and handling stolen goods
Aaron Evans

A 37-year old man who caused the death of a cyclist in Norwich, and was involved in the sale of stolen cars worth £200,000, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison.

On Tuesday 3 April, 2018, police were called at around 4pm to reports of a collision involving a black Audi Q7 and a cyclist on Aylsham Road.

The rider of the bicycle, 31-year-old Ian Mooney, of Norwich, was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital with life threatening injuries, but sadly died a few days later.

Following an investigation into the circumstances of the collision, the driver of the Audi was arrested in April 2018 and charged.

Aaron Evans, aged 37, of Earles Garden, Norwich appeared at Norwich *****Magistrates’ Court***** on various dates in 2020, where he pleaded guilty to one count of causing death by careless driving.

In 2019, following another investigation by officers working closely with colleagues in the Metropolitan Police and Surrey Police forces, sixteen stolen motor vehicles were recovered after they had been professionally altered and registered to appear legitimate.

The vehicles were primarily seized in Norfolk over a three-month period between May 2019 – August 2019, where a full examination allowed police to identify their true registrations.

The majority of the vehicles included Land Rovers, Range Rovers, and Ford Transit vans displaying false licence plates, fraudulent identifying markers and documentation, totalling approximately £200,000 in value.

Aaron Evans was arrested in June 2020, and subsequently charged with 12 counts of handling stolen goods, after he was found to have control of the vast majority of the vehicles shortly after the thefts, and had been involved in obtaining seemingly legitimate documents for them.

Evans pleaded guilty to five counts of handling stolen goods, in relation to the recovered vehicles. The remaining counts were ordered to lie on file.

Yesterday (Wednesday 22 October 2020) (sic), Evans was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for causing death by careless driving, and 18 months imprisonment for the handling of stolen goods. He was also given a driving ban.

Following the investigation into the death of cyclist Ian Mooney, PC Martyn Homes of the Serious Collision Investigation Unit said:

“This was a tragic incident in which an innocent young man lost his life, as a result of the irresponsible and selfish behaviour of one individual.

“We heard in court yesterday that Evans has repeatedly shown a complete disregard for others, and has left one family in particular, heartbroken.�

PC Stephen Jones, the officer leading on the handling of stolen vehicles case said of yesterday’s result:

“Mr Evans has played a significant part in the keyless vehicle thefts from London during 2018 and 2019. Whilst he was not directly involved in the thefts, he was a vital part in this organised criminal enterprise, and his actions have allowed stolen cars to be altered to appear like genuine vehicles.

Unfortunately some of these vehicles have been sold on to unsuspecting members of the public. I hope that today’s sentencing is a reminder to those seeking to profit from criminal activity that they will be held accountable.�

https://www.norfolk.police.uk/news/l...g-stolen-goods

I didn't know that a magistrates' court was empowered to hand down
sentences as long thirty months (for dealing in stolen property) or even
twelve months for CDBDD.

As it turns out, the maximum length of sentence a magistrates' court can
hand down (which used to be six months) has been increased to twelve
moths, so fair enough. But the thirty month sentence has to have been
handed out by the local Crown Court, though there is no such mention in
the report.