On 22/05/2021 07:04 pm, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
> A DRUGGED driver who collided with a pedal cyclist, causing his victim injury, has received a suspended prison sentence.
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> Cameron Spence had taken cannabis and cocaine when he injured bicyclist Derek McKenzie.
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> To make matters worse, Reading magistrates heard on Monday, May 10, the 31-year-old, of Greenham Close, Greenham, was not paying attention and did not even have a valid licence.

So he *wasn't* a driver.

He was / is a fully-qualified *cyclist* and nothing more than that.

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> Mr Spence admitted driving a Mercedes Sprinter van without due care and attention; driving when the amount of cocaine and cannabis in his system – a Class A- and Class B-controlled drug respectively – exceeded the specified limit and driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence.
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> All the offences were committed on Hambridge Road, Newbury, on June 4, 2019.
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> Mr Spence initially denied the charges relating to his licence and careless driving, but subsequently changed his mind and admitted both those offences too.
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> He was sentenced to four months imprisonment, suspended for 12 months.
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> In addition, Mr Spence was ordered to complete 100 hours unpaid community work and to pay £500 costs, plus a statutory victim services surcharge of £115.
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> Finally, he was banned from driving for three years.
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> https://www.newburytoday.co.uk/news/drug-driver-injures-cyclist-9200388/
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