A man has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a woman cyclist was killed in an alleged hit-and-run in Hackney.

Martin Reilly was arrested by police on Saturday. A search had been launched for two people spotted leaving an overturned car following the collision at about 6.30pm last Thursday in Whiston Road, near the north side of Haggerston Park.

The woman cyclist, 36, who has not been named, died in hospital. She was the third woman to be killed cycling in London in recent weeks.

Reilly was charged on Monday and was remanded into custody after appearing at Thames Magistrates court. He is due to appear at Snaresbrook Crown Court on October 23.

A second man was also arrested but police have decided to take no further reaction in relation to him.

The Met said that the family of the victim “have been and continue to be fully updated and supported by specialist officers”.

She had been rushed to hospital in a “life-threatening condition” but did not survive her injuries.

Residents complained that Whiston Road was plagued by speeding motorists and was used by drivers seeing a short-cut between Kingsland Road and Hackney Road.

In the wake of the recent cyclist deaths, the London Cycling Campaign has launched a petition calling for London mayor Sadiq Khan to do more to ensure “safe cycling for women” in the capital.

The LCC said: “The bicycle has played a significant role in liberating women in the past, and cycling could be liberating for women in London today, offering us independence, health, and affordable, climate-safe transport. But it can only do that in
the right environment.

“Therefore we are calling on the mayor to make London a city where any woman can cycle safely.”

A total of five people have been killed cycling in London in 2023. None have been named.

A 27-year-old woman died at the scene of a collision with an HGV on Battersea bridge on August 10.

The second woman cyclist died in hospital on September 15 following a collision with a car in Harrow Weald.

Two men have also died cycling in London this year. A rider of a Lime e-bike died following a collision with a construction lorry in Charlotte Street in May. The other hit a lamppost in Lewisham in January.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/hackney-cyclist-death-whiston-road-charge-dangerous-driving-met-police-b1109482.html

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Simon Mason <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:

A man has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a
woman cyclist was killed in an alleged hit-and-run in Hackney.

Already reported by you two days ago. The charge has not changed.


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QUOTE: Reilly was charged on Monday and was remanded into custody after appearing at Thames Magistrates court. He is due to appear at Snaresbrook Crown Court on October 23. ENDS

And no reducing the sentence this time due to the "stress" of the killer driver having to wait four weeks for the verdict, as it just makes you look pathetic.

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Simon Mason <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:

QUOTE: Reilly was charged on Monday and was remanded into custody after appearing at Thames Magistrates court. He is due to appear at Snaresbrook Crown Court on October 23. ENDS

And no reducing the sentence this time due to the "stress" of the killer driver having to wait four weeks for the verdict, as it just makes you look pathetic.

Snaresbrook has a reputation for finding people NG.

One lawyer once asked a colleague what he was doing at Snaresbrook that
day, to which the reply was that he was doing an appeal.

“An appeal? At Snaresbrook?” was the astonished response…

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QUOTE: Martin Reilly was arrested by police on Saturday. A search had been launched for two people spotted leaving an overturned car. ENDS

Must have been a 4x4 as they're a bugger for turning over.

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On 28/09/2023 04:48, Simon Mason wrote:

A man has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a woman cyclist was killed in an alleged hit-and-run in Hackney.
Martin Reilly was arrested by police on Saturday. A search had been launched for two people spotted leaving an overturned car following the collision at about 6.30pm last Thursday in Whiston Road, near the north side of Haggerston Park.
The woman cyclist, 36, who has not been named, died in hospital. She was the third woman to be killed cycling in London in recent weeks.
Reilly was charged on Monday and was remanded into custody after appearing at Thames Magistrates court. He is due to appear at Snaresbrook Crown Court on October 23.
A second man was also arrested but police have decided to take no further reaction in relation to him.

Was he driving the same car as Reilly?

If not, why was he arrested in the first place?

Was one of them a learner and the other an instructor in a car with dual controls?

The Met said that the family of the victim “have been and continue to be fully updated and supported by specialist officers”.

She had been rushed to hospital in a “life-threatening condition” but did not survive her injuries.

Residents complained that Whiston Road was plagued by speeding motorists and was used by drivers seeing a short-cut between Kingsland Road and Hackney Road.

In the wake of the recent cyclist deaths, the London Cycling Campaign has launched a petition calling for London mayor Sadiq Khan to do more to ensure “safe cycling for women” in the capital.

The LCC said: “The bicycle has played a significant role in liberating women in the past, and cycling could be liberating for women in London today, offering us independence, health, and affordable, climate-safe transport. But it can only do that in

the right environment.

“Therefore we are calling on the mayor to make London a city where any woman can cycle safely.”

A total of five people have been killed cycling in London in 2023. None have been named.

A 27-year-old woman died at the scene of a collision with an HGV on Battersea bridge on August 10.

The second woman cyclist died in hospital on September 15 following a collision with a car in Harrow Weald.

Two men have also died cycling in London this year. A rider of a Lime e-bike died following a collision with a construction lorry in Charlotte Street in May. The other hit a lamppost in Lewisham in January.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/hackney-cyclist-death-whiston-road-charge-dangerous-driving-met-police-b1109482.html

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On Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 2:38:37 PM UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote:

QUOTE: Martin Reilly was arrested by police on Saturday. A search had been launched for two people spotted leaving an overturned car. ENDS

Must have been a 4x4 as they're a bugger for turning over.

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A British tourist has died in an accident on the Greek island of Zakynthos after the quadbike he was riding rolled over and crushed him.

Scots-born Ryan Bennet, 19, died in the early hours of Friday. Liam Cassels, a passenger, also 19, sustained minor injuries.

Greek police said the incident occurred at 2.30am in the Alikanas resort area. A spokesperson said: “It appears the victim lost control, although why that happened we do not know.”

The teenager was rushed to the island’s general hospital, where officials say he was pronounced dead. His body was expected to be transferred to Patras, the nearest city in western Greece, for a postmortem examination.

Police said toxicological tests would be conducted, and that both teenagers were wearing helmets. “What is certain is that no other vehicle was involved.”

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