Polly Friedhoff, 81, died 12 days after being hit by a bike near Iffley Lock, in Oxford.
An 81-year-old woman who died days after being hit by a cyclist had no warning that the bicycle was heading towards her, a jury has been told.Polly Friedhoff died in hospital 12 days after she was hit on the River Thames towpath in Oxford in November 2022.The prosecution said the cyclist was "reckless" and told the jury "the case concerns the nature of Mr Bressan's driving of his bicycle".
Ms Friedhoff was "propelled" by the force of the bike according to her friend Ewa Huggins - who had joined her on their routine stroll.Ms Huggins insisted the situation happened suddenly, without warning and Ms Friedhoff was hit from behind. "I did not see him hit Polly. I only saw the aftermath when she was catapulted with incredible force.
Kuljeet Dobe, defending, suggested that Bressan was cycling behind the women and travelling at a pace that was "little more than walking speed".
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