Driver jailed for two-and-a-half years for killing one cyclist and seriously injuring another blamed victims for “not riding in single file” Arthur McGrillen also failed to declare that he had suffered a stroke when renewing his driving licence cycling
to the charges of causing death and grievous bodily harm by dangerous driving in February this year, but changed his plea in May after footage from Mr Mills’ rear-facing bike camera and dashcam footage from a passing ambulance showed that the motorist had “taken no steps whatsoever to avoid a full-on, nose-to-tail collision” before “ploughing straight into” the cyclists.
Mr Mills was also seriously injured in the collision, which the judge said has left him in “constant pain, with survivor’s guilt and a joyless outlook on life”. After initially denying the charges, it took until May this year – over two-and-a-half years after the incident – for McGrillen to “Had he made a disclosure about his medical condition prior to the accident, we say it is reasonable to conclude that his licence would have been revoked,” Murphy told Downpatrick Crown Court.
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