On Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at 1:55:57 PM UTC, Simon Mason wrote:
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A motorcyclist who killed a pedestrian while speeding escaped jail after a judge accepted that a tailgating motorist meant he could not slow down.
Christopher Carney, then 18, was travelling home at speed when he ran down father-of-four Raymond Richardson, 57, who was crossing a dual carriageway after meeting his brother in a pub.
Carney, from Denton, Greater Manchester, swerved in a bid to avoid Mr Richardson, but struck him with his Kawasaki.
Police discovered he was travelling at 48mph in a 30mph zone and Mr Richardson, from Stockport, died of his injuries in hospital.
The defendant's claim that he was unable to brake because a sports car was too close behind him, prompted fury from Mr Richardson's family.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...estrian-judge/
Needless to say, the driver of the sports car was never found. :-/