Overview

• Lucas Akins, 36, was sentenced to 14 months in prison for causing the death of cyclist Adrian Daniel, 33, in a March 2022 collision in West Yorkshire.
• The incident occurred when Akins pulled out from Crosland Factory Lane onto Huddersfield Road without stopping at a give-way sign, striking Daniel, who died 10 days later.
• Prosecutors stated Akins failed to stop at the give-way sign, though he claimed he did not see the cyclist approaching.
• At the time of the collision, Akins was driving his seven-year-old daughter to a piano lesson in a Mercedes G-Wagon.
• Akins, a professional footballer with Mansfield Town, admitted to causing death by careless driving at a prior hearing, and his appeals for leniency were denied.