Elderly driver who killed cyclist could not read number plate three metres away — Peter Gardner has been jailed for six months having pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving after fatally hitting Jim Tassell (pictured) last July cycling
An elderly driver who hit and killed a cyclist when unable to read a registration plate three metres away has been jailed for six months for causing death by careless driving.
In his sentencing remarks, the judge said Gardner must have been aware his eyesight was failing before Friday 23 July 2021 when the driver hit 70-year-old Mr Tassell on the B3400 between Andover Down and Hurstbourne Priors at around 10am. "We urge anyone who is concerned about an elderly driver to act so other families do not have to go through the pain and devastation that was inflicted upon us."
Police Sergeant Spencer Wragg, of the county's Roads Policing Unit, stressed all drivers, regardless of their age,"Have a responsibility to ensure they are fit and healthy"."If Peter Gardner had made sure he was safe to drive then this collision would not have happened, saving the Tassell family the pain and turmoil they have been through.
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