A 'bloody idiot' is jailed for 8 years

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Judge Nicholas Heathcote Williams QC, passing sentence, said: 'Your driving was appalling. I consider this at the most serious level of dangerousness.

'You deliberately drove dangerously in a way that caused death. You showed complete disregard to the danger caused to others. More, as a cyclist, the deceased was a vulnerable user of the road.

'Your previous convictions show a history of aggressively promoting your own short term interests and a readiness to endanger others.

'Not only were you driving dangerously, you did so while you were on licence and were driving without a licence and insurance. You failed to report the incident.

'You also used a false name when confronted with police officers and absconded at the first opportunity. Mr Marchesini was in no way responsible for the collision.

'You are a selfish man. The sympathy you claim you feel is shallow. I accept you feel sad, but I suspect you feel sad for yourself as you will be in prison for a very long time.'

Richardson was sentenced to eight years in prison and a further four years on licence, with a possibility for parole at the earliest date of five years and four months. His driving licence will also be revoked.
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Revoked for the rest of the criminal driver's life, one hopes.

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