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Death-crash scooter man fined

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Death-crash scooter man fined

Feb 27 2004

A NOVICE scooter rider who fled after hitting a cyclist and leaving him fatally injured in the road has been fined for careless driving.

Barry Lee, 18, struck 61-year-old cyclist Kim Vinh Thi shortly after 6am on Blackfriars Bridge on a damp and cold winter morning. Southwark Crown Court had heard he picked his scooter up from the road, dusted himself off and rode to work without stopping to help the injured cyclist.

Mr Thi, who was wearing a bike helmet and had flashing red lights on the rear of his cycle, died two weeks after being struck by Lee.

Lee, of Fitzalan Street, Kennington, was cleared by a jury of causing death by dangerous driving on February 21, 2003.

He was convicted of a lesser charge of careless driving by the jury this week.

Judge George Bathurst-Norman told Lee: "I give you credit for the fact that you did go to the police at the end of the day."

The judge fined Lee £1,000 and ordered him to pay it at a rate of £100 per week.

He was also disqualified from holding a driving licence for two years, when he must pass a test. Lee had denied causing death by dangerous driving.

He pleaded not guilty to two further matters, a charge of failing to stop and a charge of failing to report an accident.

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