Overview

• Lucinda Collins, 40, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving in the August 2022 crash that killed 75-year-old cyclist Roger Dutton.
• The collision occurred at a junction in Cheshire after Collins, distracted by a hands-free phone call about her dying father, failed to stop at two signs and struck another vehicle, pushing it into Dutton’s path.
• Judge Stephen Everett sentenced Collins to a two-year suspended prison term, a five-year driving ban, 250 hours of community service, and £2,260 in court costs.
• The court considered mitigating factors including Collins’s genuine remorse, lack of prior offenses, and caregiving responsibilities for her four-year-old daughter and elderly mother.
• Dutton, a retired builder and active member of the Simply Grey Cycling Club, was remembered by his grieving family as a loving husband, father, and grandfather whose loss has left a lasting void.