Driver found guilty over cyclist’s death.

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Meanwhile, down under

Driver Michael Lee McCulloch found guilty over cyclist’s death

"A RANELAGH man who claimed he was blinded by the sun seconds before fatally running down a cyclist on the Channel Highway last year has been found guilty of causing death by negligent driving.

Michael Lee McCulloch, 50, had pleaded not guilty in the Hobart Magistrates Court after the death of Pelverata man Craig Saunders, 57, on the road between Huonville and Cygnet on the morning of August 5 last year.

In finding McCulloch guilty this afternoon after two days of evidence, Deputy Chief Magistrate Michael Daly said Mr Saunders and his riding partner – who were wearing high-visibility clothing – ought to have been visible to the ordinary, prudent driver."

http://m.heraldsun.com.au/news/nati...046649501?nk=a4e29bcdef2b31b5e6ee97d41bfde002

 

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‘Stay with me’, man pleads as his cyclist friend lies dying on the road

THE riding partner of a Pelverata man who was struck and killed by a ute on the Huon Highway, pleaded with him not to die in the moments after the crash, a witness told the Hobart Magistrates Court yesterday.

Witness Linda Lucas was giving evidence in the trial of Michael Lee McCulloch, 50, of Ranelagh, who has pleaded not guilty to causing death of another person by negligent driving after hitting Craig Saunders, 57, on August 5 last year.

Ms Lucas, who was the first motorist to arrive at the crash scene, said she was driving back to Hobart from a work appointment in Cygnet when she came across a cyclist lying on the road and another standing over him.

“The man I spoke to called Steve was very, very upset,” Ms Lucas told the court.

“He was on the road saying ‘Stay with me Craig. Stay with me’.”

http://m.themercury.com.au/stay-wit...ying-on-the-road/story-fnj3twbb-1227045570459