Police charge motorist in connection with Simon Richardson hit-and-run

"South Wales Police have charged a 60-year-old man in connection with
the hit-and-run incident near Bridgend last August that left
Paralympic champion cyclist Simon Richardson fighting for his life in
hospital.

The motorist, who is from Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan, has been
charged with dangerous driving, drink-driving and failing to stop
after an accident, reports the BBC, and is due to appear before Barry
Magistrates next Wednesday, 7 December.

Richardson won of two gold medals and one silver medal at the
Paralympic Games in Beijing in 2008, a performance that led to him
receiving the MBE.

He is continuing his recovery at home after being released from
hospital for the injuries he sustained in the incident, when he was
struck by a white van on the A48 near Bridgend.

The 44-year-old has received a huge outpouring of support from the
cycling community following the incident, which came ten years after
he had been left with no feeling down his left-hand side after being
hit by a car while on a club run, which resulted in him entering
Paralympian sport."

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Simon Mason