A MOTORBIKE rider has been found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving of an elderly man as he crossed a road in Harlow.
Dennis Piper was struck by a blue and white Suzuki motorbike as he crossed Cambridge Road at around 4.30pm on 3 October 2017.
The 82 year-old had just had lunch with his wife and daughter and was returning to the Oasis Hotel where his daughter was staying.
Mr Piper was taken to hospital but, sadly, died later that night. A post-mortem examination found he had sustained multiple injuries.
The rider of the motorbike, 31 year-old Daynolin Reddy, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
A witness also reported seeing the motorbike perform a ‘wheelie’ manoeuvre when pulling away from traffic lights before the collision took place.
During interview Reddy told officers he had seen three people crossing the road, and had braked and moved towards the kerb thinking they would stop to allow him to pass.
He denied deliberately pulling the ‘wheelie’, instead saying his front wheel had lifted off the ground as he had accelerated.
Reddy, of Mayfield Road, London E17, appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court in April this year where he faced a charge of causing death by dangerous driving.
He denied the charge but was found guilty following a trial at Chelmsford Crown Court today (Tuesday 29 October).
Investigating officer PC Heidi Lee, from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “Daynolin Reddy’s were reckless and completely unnecessary.
“Mr Piper’s death was a needless tragedy which has robbed his family of a husband, father and grandfather.”
Reddy is due to be sentenced on 19 November.
The post Motorbiker found guilty of causing death of 82-year-old grandfather by dangerous driving appeared first on Your Harlow.