Porsche-driving Yorkshire property developer jailed for nine months for killing cyclist and young father in lockdown crash on Yorkshire road
Judge Simon Hickey rejected his claim that Mr Jackson had swerved into the car’s path due to crosswinds, finding it ‘inconceivable’ that the cyclist had moved around 4ft to the right, and attributed the cause of the collision to Bryan being ‘tired and hungover’ after staying up late.
He accepted that he pulled into a lay-by shortly before the collision to use his mobile phone, but claims not to have been distracted by it when he hit Mr Jackson on a straight stretch of road where visibility was at least 500 metres in broad daylight. His speed was given at 48mph at the time.
He accepted careless driving on the basis that he did not give Mr Jackson enough room when passing him.The court heard statements from his parents, Paul and Ruth, and wife Jenny, who described the impact on the family and his children Henry and Hattie, who were just three and one when their father died.
"After I was diagnosed with cancer in 2016, Andrew supported me through it. I could rely on him. We have lost our only child and nothing can ever be the same. I would confide in him and tell him things I couldn’t tell anyone else. His children will never have real memories of him and we are devastated. He was our whole world and he has been taken from us.
"I now have an overwhelming feeling of responsibility. Andrew kept me safe and secure. I have lost friends who don’t know what to say to me any more."Henry was only three and he told his little sister that they must look after Mummy now. They won’t have their daddy there for the big moments in their lives and I am trying to keep his memory alive. When Henry woke up from his nap, Daddy was gone and a policeman was there instead. Hattie has no memories of him.
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