The fatal crash happened in Bromley Road, Elmstead Picture: GOOGLE MAPS (Image: GOOGLE MAPS)
A driver has been handed a suspended jail sentence following a horror crash in Elmstead.
Terence Smith, 72, of Harwich Road, Great Bromley, was arrested after a car and a cyclist collided in Bromley Road, Elmstead in September 2017.
Despite the best efforts of the emergency services, the cyclist – a 31 year-old man – died at the scene.
Smith pleaded guilty to dangerous driving at Colchester Magistrates’ Court on October 2, and was handed a one month prison sentence suspended for six months.
He was also disqualified from driving for 12 months, and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £115 victim surcharge.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here