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Man fined £500 over cyclist's death

10:49am today Thursday 1st November 2007

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A man was given a suspended prison sentence and a £500 fine following the death of an Australian cyclist.

David Harris, 33, of Worcester Park, was arrested after the body of Damien Jeffrey was found by the A3 dual carriageway in Surrey.

Damien, 25, who had been living in New Malden, was found in the early hours of July 4, 2006, after police were alerted by a driver worried about his safety.

Harris pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention and perverting the course of justice, and to failing to stop after an accident.

He was also banned from driving for 12 months and sentenced to 150 hours' unpaid work by Guildford Crown Court.

He was given a six-month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months.

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cyclist, London says...
1:59pm Fri 2 Nov 07

£500? British jsutice is the best in the world. Be proud, very proud.

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Julie, Sutton says...
7:29am Sat 3 Nov 07

Outrageous, granted I don't think a cyclist should be riding on the A3, but to only be charged £500 for not stopping after hitting a cyclist is disgusting. We will never know if his life could have been saved if the driver had stopped.

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Simon, says...
2:29pm Mon 5 Nov 07

not only did the driver fail to stop and see if he could save the mans life he also went further and perverted the course of justice...a very serious crime for which Lord Archer went to prison although no-one was killed, yet in this case the criminal is in effect unpunished. very strange indeed.

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