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Posted on the 5th November 2024 in PHTM News
BRADFORD CABBIE BLINDED BY SUN HIT AND KILLED CYCLIST GIVEN SUSPENDED SENTENCE
A Bradford taxi driver has been sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for 12 months, after causing the death of a headteacher in a road traffic collision.
Fiaz Hussain, 60, pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving following the incident on Barkerend Road in June 2022.
The court heard that Hussain was attempting to turn right at a junction when he collided with 61-year-old Jeremy Richardson, who was cycling to work at about 6.30am.
Hussain later said that he had not been able to see the cyclist coming downhill towards him because he was “blinded by the sun”.
Prosecutor James Lake submitted that the safest option would have been to stop or proceed with extreme caution due to the low sun, but Hussain did neither.
Mr Richardson crashed into the side of Hussain’s Mercedes Vito vehicle and suffered injuries from which he later died in hospital.
Bradford Crown Court heard on Monday 4 November, that Hussain stopped at the scene and called an ambulance as other members of the public performed CPR on the injured cyclist.
Victim impact statements from Mr Richardson’s family highlighted the devastating impact of his loss.
The court heard that Mr Richardson was a "highly respected" headteacher and keen cyclist.
In mitigation, Hussain’s defence counsel said it had been “a tragic failure” to see the approaching cyclist.
He said his client, who is married with two children, had worked as a taxi driver since 1990 with an impeccable driving record, but had now lost his employment.
Sentencing Hussain Judge Jonathan Gibson accepted he had shown remorse for his offending and said after balancing all the submissions put forward, he had concluded that a six-month prison sentence could be suspended for 12 months.
In addition to the suspended sentence, Hussain was ordered to complete 80 hours of unpaid work and attend rehabilitation activity days.
He was also disqualified from driving for a year.
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