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A suspect has appeared in court after a motorcyclist died following a collision with a lorry.
Emergency services were called to the A617/A60 crossroads junction in Mansfield, shortly after 4am on Wednesday, July 12 last year.
Nigel Osler, aged 61, from Derbyshire, sustained serious injuries and died later that day in hospital.
His family continue to be supported by specially trained officers.
Wright appeared at Nottingham Magistrates Court. Photo: Nottinghamshire Police
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Matthew Wright, aged 45, appeared at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, May 23, charged with causing death by dangerous driving.
Wright, of Leeson Avenue, Charnock Richard, Chorley, was granted unconditional bail and is next due to appear at Nottingham Crown Court on June 20.
Det Insp Kate Savage, of Nottinghamshire Police’s[3] serious collision investigation unit, said: “Since this tragic incident, we have been working hard to understand what happened while continuing to support Mr Osler’s family at this very difficult time.
“A man has now been charged as a result of our investigation and is now going through the court process.”
A father of three killed by a driver under the influence of cocaine in a crash in Nottinghamshire [1]has been described as a “truly unique soul” after his killer was jailed for ten years. Lucian Abbey, aged 51 and from the Leeds area, was travelling al…
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A drug-driver who killed another motorist in a head on collision in Bircotes has been jailed.
Alan Harwood was behind the wheel of a van when it crashed into a vehicle heading the other way.
He chose to overtake a lorry around 30 seconds earlier while approaching an uphill bend in Bawtry Road, Bircotes.
Harwood, who was under the influence of cocaine at the time, continued to speed up behind another vehicle ahead of him.
Alan Harwood has been jailed for ten years
He then left his lane to prepare to overtake again, but instead collided head on with Lucian Abbey, around 9.45am on March 9, 2023.
The 51-year-old father of three, who was travelling in the other direction in his van, was pronounced deceased at the roadside shortly afterwards.
Blood tests later showed that Harwood, who himself sustained multiple fractures in the crash, had traces of cocaine in his system at the time.
Harwood, of no fixed address, was charged with causing death by dangerous driving and drug-driving.
Lucian Abbey died at the scene of the crash
After pleading guilty to the charges, the 49-year-old appeared before Nottingham Crown Court to be sentenced on Monday, May 20.
Ahead of the sentencing, a statement written by Rachel Cleary, Lucian’s partner, was read out to the court.
She said: “Lucian was a funny, kind, sweet, sometimes obtrusive but lovely man, who had a knack of making you feel special. He was truly a unique soul.
“My heart breaks daily at the thought his children will never get another birthday or Christmas with him, and he will never get to do all the firsts a dad should do.”
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Graham Pace, Lucian’s cousin, added: “The impact of one man’s selfish, reckless and dangerous actions within minutes have killed my cousin and ruined the lives of my family and Lucian’s friends and partner.
“We cannot comprehend why or how he could feel it necessary to drive under the influence of drugs and do what he did. This action has caused the death of my cousin and to us is unforgivable.”
Sentencing Harwood to ten years in prison, Judge Michael Auty KC, said: “If it was in my gift to restore his life, I’d do it in a heartbeat, but I can’t.
“Nothing I can do will heal the misery and suffering of the family who mourn the passing of their loved one.
“It must have been obvious to you that you were completing a dangerous manoeuvre. The real tragedy of this case is that it was completely unnecessary.
“You cost three innocent children their father. You took one life but irreparably damaged more, due to your selfishness and irresponsibility.”
Following his prison sentence, Harwood will be banned from driving for a further five years and will then have to complete a retest.
Detective Constable Liah Lane, of Nottinghamshire Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “Harwood’s actions on the road that morning were careless in the extreme and ultimately cost another man his life.
“By not only deciding to get behind the wheel while having drugs in his system, but also to complete what was a dangerous manoeuvre in poor weather conditions, he put others at serious risk.
“Tragically, this proved to be the case, as after committing to a reckless overtake, he collided head on with Mr Abbey’s vehicle.”
A driver who killed a father-of-three in a head-on crash has been jailed for 10 years.
Lucian Abbey, 51, from the Leeds area, died when his Ford Transit van was hit by an overtaking vehicle.
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