Rohan Dennis receives 17-month suspended sentence, banned from driving for five years after car accident leading to death of Melissa Hoskins
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Rohan Dennis, a former professional cyclist, was sentenced to 17 months suspended and five years without a driving license after pleading guilty to an aggravated act likely to cause harm. This followed the tragic death of his wife, Melissa Hoskins, in a car accident that occurred after an argument over home renovations. The court recognized Dennis's sense of responsibility for the events but clarified he was not charged with her death. The incident epitomizes deeply painful repercussions for both families involved.
"To describe the consequences of the events on 30 December 2023 as tragic really does not do justice to the grief, the anguish and the turmoil those events have brought into the lives of those who knew and loved your wife, Melissa Dennis."
"I accept you have a sense of responsibility for all that occurred. I accept you have anguished over what could have been different if you had acted in some other way."
Read at Cyclingnews
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