- News
- Reviews
- Bikes
- Accessories
- Accessories - misc
- Computer mounts
- Bags
- Bar ends
- Bike bags & cases
- Bottle cages
- Bottles
- Cameras
- Car racks
- Child seats
- Computers
- Glasses
- GPS units
- Helmets
- Lights - front
- Lights - rear
- Lights - sets
- Locks
- Mirrors
- Mudguards
- Racks
- Pumps & CO2 inflators
- Puncture kits
- Reflectives
- Smart watches
- Stands and racks
- Trailers
- Clothing
- Components
- Bar tape & grips
- Bottom brackets
- Brake & gear cables
- Brake & STI levers
- Brake pads & spares
- Brakes
- Cassettes & freewheels
- Chains
- Chainsets & chainrings
- Derailleurs - front
- Derailleurs - rear
- Forks
- Gear levers & shifters
- Groupsets
- Handlebars & extensions
- Headsets
- Hubs
- Inner tubes
- Pedals
- Quick releases & skewers
- Saddles
- Seatposts
- Stems
- Wheels
- Tyres
- Health, fitness and nutrition
- Tools and workshop
- Miscellaneous
- Buyers Guides
- Features
- Forum
- Recommends
- Podcast
news
Police tape (CC licensed by freefotouk on Flickr)Updated: Pregnant cyclist seriously injured in hit and run crash loses baby
A heavily pregnant cyclist who was seriously injured in a hit an run incident in Leicester has lost her baby, police have confirmed.
The incident happened on Aylestone Road at around 9.30pm on Monday evening, close to Park Hill Drive.
The injured cyclist, who is aged in her 40s, sustained serious injuries and was taken to Leicester Royal Infirmary, where she is still being treated.
In an update this afternoon, Leicestershire Police said: "Sadly, following medical examination, it was found that the injured woman had lost her baby."
Yesterday, police arrested a 40-year-old man on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and on suspicion of driving while under the influence of alcohol in connection with the incident.
He has been released from custody today while officers continue their investigations.
Detective Sergeant Paul Hawkins said: “We are continuing to provide support to the woman injured and her family as the investigation continues.
“Despite the arrest our enquiries remain ongoing as we continue to establish the full circumstances of the incident on Monday evening.
“We do urge anyone who has any information in relation to the incident, and who has not yet spoken with us, to make contact.
“Anyone who has any CCTV or dashcam footage from the scene of the collision at the time of the incident or prior to the collision should also get in touch.”
He added: “I would like to thank everyone who has shared our appeals and provided information to us so far.”
Anyone with any information should contact police on 101 quoting incident 630 of 2 December.
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
Latest Comments
- eburtthebike 0 sec ago
I listened to the BBC R4 prog "Should cyclists stay in their lane" and it was pretty much what you'd expect from the BBC, a well-informed cyclist...
- perce 6 min 2 sec ago
Yep. Another scumbag using the ''truly remorseful'' defence. He will be out in months and free to get on with his life, unlike his victim. And...
- eburtthebike 14 min 32 sec ago
Of course you don't actually want to spend money intended for infrastructure on infrastructure, you want to spend it on plans for infrastructure,...
- Veganpotter 29 min 3 sec ago
My bet is that all these tires popping off are from people with bad pressure gauges or they're simply just putting too much air in on purpose. ...
- Hirsute 51 min 21 sec ago
You have to add images via a reply to yourself after the topic is created. One at a time too.
- Hirsute 53 min 31 sec ago
“Plus, riders who pair CarBack to their smartphone using the Trek Accessory app can enjoy even more features, including the ability to see the...
- Tom_77 1 hour 9 min ago
Had a Kona Blast sometime around the turn of the century, that was a pretty decent mountain bike for not much money....
- chrisonabike 1 hour 44 min ago
David9694 - you were right! These new autonomous vehicles really are conspiring to run out of control!...
- HoarseMann 2 hours 16 min ago
Decathlon have the Garmin Varia RTL515 on offer at the moment for £129.99: https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/rearview-radar-varia-rtl515-65-lumens/_/R-...
- Rendel Harris 3 hours 26 min ago
So when you said "all Jews" you didn't actually mean all Jews, just religious ones. However even that distinction is erroneous, as you must surely...
Add new comment
13 comments
Depends - there was another H&R in Leicester yesterday, this time on a pedestrian. That's drawn an attempted murder charge but I suspect that's due to fact he's also been charged with breaching a restraining order.
it'll be dealt with under pish poor motor vehicle legislation and he'll get a short ban, that is all.
Death of foetus potentially covered under Child Destruction legislation, as in this case
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-35551165
Words escape me. The poor woman
That's terrible news. It'll be really difficult for the woman to come to terms with a horrible incident like this. As for the driver, he shouldn't ever be allowed behid the wheel again. A manslaughter charge would be appropriate.
Very sad news. My sympathy goes out to the victims. I truely hope that the "justice system" lives up to its name in this case.
Out on bail and probably driving around in his killing machine.
Even if convivted he will shortly be back on the roads driving around in his killing machine.
Something has to change. Too many lives are being ruined.
Disgusting scum, manslaughter charges plus with aggravating factors should see this POS banged away for a very long time if the police can find the animal!
Awful news. If the driver was over the limit what other f#@# circumstances are they looking for??? Some potential that the cyclist threw herself under a drunk drivers car and therefore its the cyclists fault? The driver should be in custody for committing what is now manslaughter.
He'll probably be knighted in the new year's honours list.
Utterly tragic. The victim is in her forties so she may not have another chance of pregnancy.
How do irresponsible drivers like this scumbag ever live with themselves afterwards? What's so depressing is that we know already the punishment won't fit the crime.
Oh that's terrible news.
Sadly she has now lost her baby.
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/heavily-pregnant-h...