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Motorist jailed for mowing down cyclist over mobile phone row
 [BBC] A woman who deliberately ploughed into a cyclist after being confronted about using her mobile phone behind the wheel has been jailed for three years.Justine Henshaw-Bryan chased Damien Doughty through Stoke Newington, north London, sending him flying into a tree. Henshaw-Bryan, who is due to give birth in November, said her then boyfriend told her to follow the cyclist, but the judge rejected her claim. Mr Doughty, 38, was badly hurt, spending three days in intensive care. Sentencing 25-year-old Henshaw-Bryan at Wood Green Crown Court, Judge Gregory Perrins said her actions could have killed Mr Doughty. "This was a calculated attempt to run him over and use your car as a weapon," the judge said. "It would have been obvious that to do so would have carried significant risk of injury." The court heard how the pair nearly collided on Stoke Newington High Street on 10 February 2016, when Henshaw-Bryan pulled out in front of the cycle courier while using her mobile. Posted by: Besoeker 2017-05-11 |
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