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Potential hit and run (rider has died)
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Posted 4 years ago #
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Wow we were on that road a couple of hours earlier en route to spot in Anster where the stout gaberlunzie woman carried James V over the Dreel Burn.
We went back via the right turn after the strawberry farm that makes a theological and geometric point about not opening on a Sunday.
I hope the cyclist is ok, we saw a number of cyclists on the narrow east Neuk roads in the sun earlier. Was gloomier later but still no way a driver would not know they had struck a cyclist
Posted 4 years ago # -
Significant that Police are asking about silver Vauxhall with damaged bodywork, presumably they have evidence to indicate such a vehicle suffered damage at/near this location & left paint at/near site of incident.
Posted 4 years ago # -
STV has the cyclist fighting for his life. Not good.
Posted 4 years ago # -
I hate riding on national speed limit roads. Haunted by visions of this kind of thing.
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Yes @IWRATS, plus these roads are very narrow or national speed limits, they are more like country lanes
Posted 4 years ago # -
Sadly, the cyclist has died.
Posted 4 years ago # -
How terrible
Posted 4 years ago # -
Not cycled but driven that stretch of road many times as we have friends in Pittenweem. Tragedy strikes, again.
Posted 4 years ago # -
I hate riding on national speed limit roads. Haunted by visions of this kind of thing."
I think it depends on the road warriston farm road is national speed limit but feels safer than curriehill road which is a 50 MPH
Posted 4 years ago # -
Think Curriehill Road is mostly NSL is it not? A71 to the north is 50 and horrrrible.
Posted 4 years ago # -
"A 74-year-old man has been charged in connection with the death of a cyclist after an alleged hit and run incident in Fife."
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"He was also charged with driving while disqualified, driving without insurance and attempting to pervert the course of justice"
Not your ordinary "otherwise law-abiding driver" this time.
BBC News - Man appears in court over cyclist 'hit-and-run' in Fife
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-49030725Posted 4 years ago # -
If he's disqualified and has no insurance, surely that has to mean a reasonable prison sentence?
Posted 4 years ago # -
It should be no different to manslaughter using any other unlicensed equipment. However I have long since stopped expecting reasonably sentencing for motor vehicle crime.
Posted 4 years ago # -
'Culpable homicide' in Scotland (slightly different offence, but manslaughter is south of the border).
Can certainly be committed 'involuntarily'.
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