Wickham,Hampshire Wednesday 17th August 2016 Files Pictures of Fatal RTC A 69-year-old driver who killed a 'handsome and motivated' cyclist with a dream to compete professionally when she was 'blinded by the sun' has been spared jail. William Houghton died in hospital just one day after pensioner Jeanette Smith crashed her white Citroen C3 into him on a busy A-road in Whickham, Hampshire. The 20-year-old university student had been an aspiring professional cyclist and had bought online a brand new racing bike just days before he died. Smith, from Denmead, Hampshire, has now admitted c
Wickham,Hampshire Wednesday 17th August 2016 Files Pictures of Fatal RTC A 69-year-old driver who killed a 'handsome and motivated' cyclist with a dream to compete professionally when she was 'blinded by the sun' has been spared jail. William Houghton died in hospital just one day after pensioner Jeanette Smith crashed her white Citroen C3 into him on a busy A-road in Whickham, Hampshire. The 20-year-old university student had been an aspiring professional cyclist and had bought online a brand new racing bike just days before he died. Smith, from Denmead, Hampshire, has now admitted causing death by careless driving but was spared jail by magistrates who instead sentenced her to a 12-month community order. She wept in the dock at Portsmouth Magistrates' Court as she was also disqualified from driving for a year and ordered to carry out 60 hours of unpaid work. Magistrates were told how Smith ploughed her hatchback crashed into Mr Houghton after she was 'blinded by the sun' on the A32 on January 28. He suffered serious head injuries and was taken to hospital but passed away the following day. Paying tribute to their son after the Smith's sentencing, Mr Houghton's parents, Liz and Richard Houghton, said: 'Our grief for our loving, passionate, driven and wonderful son Will is deep. ©UKNIP
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