Darren Conroy said he made a 'split second decision' not to brake out of concern for his passengers
A bus driver who ran over a teenage cyclist after jumping a red light said he didn't brake out of concern for his passengers. Darren Conroy, 59, failed to stop at a set of lights and ploughed into 17-year old college student Charlie Whitehead as she was cycling across the junction during the evening rush hour, a court heard.
"I feel mentally scarred. I used to get the bus to college but I am afraid of them. I used to go out on my bike all the time, but I feel that this has changed my life forever." 'In hindsight he would have done something differently' Emilee Creasey, prosecuting, said: "The defendant was driving his bus in the course of his employment with passengers at around 5.15pm. He has approached traffic lights. He approached a pedestrian controlled traffic light and failed to stop when they turned red. As that has happened he has collided with a victim travelling on a bike on the near side and drove over her legs.
Rebecca Clarke, defending, said: "He is fully appreciative of the impact that this accident has had on the victim. He was immediately detained and questioned by police the following day. A probation officer said: "Mr Conroy accepts full responsibility for the offence. He does present as being genuinely remorseful of the serious physical harm and enduring psychological harm caused to the young victim.
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