A 75-year-old man has been jailed after smashing into and killing a woman on a bicycle in a late-night crash on a country road near Shaftesbury.
Mary Emerson-Reed, 63, a well-known local cyclist, was knocked off her bike and killed on the B3081 between Tollard Royal and Shaftesbury at around 11pm on June 23, 2023.
Morris must also pay a £187 victim surcharge, and the judge noted his driving as one of the “fatal five” offences most likely to cause death or serious injury on UK roads.
Know the Fatal Five:
- Careless driving
- Speeding
- Not wearing a seatbelt
- Drink and drug driving
- Driving while distracted (mobile phones)
