Cyclist jailed for pavement death in Weymouth, Dorset

A cyclist who knocked down an 84-year-old pedestrian who later died has been jailed for seven months.

Supermarket worker Darren Hall, 20, cycled down a hill in Weymouth, Dorset, too fast and rode on to the pavement, Dorchester Crown Court heard.

Hall was said to be riding “like a bat out of hell” when he hit Ronald Turner in August 2008. He died 13 days later.

Hall, of Weymouth, pleaded guilty to the 19th Century offence of wanton and furious driving causing bodily harm.

He was also banned from driving for a year. Hall had admitted the offence at an earlier hearing.

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/8197430.stm

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