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Scott Gibson death: Cumbria Police officer found guilty | Scott Gibson death: Cumbria Police officer found guilty |
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A Cumbria Police officer has been found guilty of causing the death of a motorcyclist by careless driving. | |
Scott Gibson, 23, died in a collision with a police van on the A590 between Melton and Lindal on 4 April 2014. | Scott Gibson, 23, died in a collision with a police van on the A590 between Melton and Lindal on 4 April 2014. |
PC Patsy Blakeborough was performing a U-turn when her vehicle collided with Mr Gibson's Honda motorbike, Carlisle Crown Court heard. | |
The 41-year-old, of Tamar Gardens, Walney, was sentenced to 180 hours of unpaid work and a 12-month driving ban. | |
The jury heard Mr Gibson, of Barrow, suffered multiple injuries in the crash, which happened at about 10:30 BST. He was pronounced dead at the scene. | |
Blakeborough, who denied the charge, wept in the dock after the unanimous verdict was announced. | Blakeborough, who denied the charge, wept in the dock after the unanimous verdict was announced. |
Her defence barrister, Mark Aldred, told the court the married mother-of-two's job was "now in jeopardy". | |
"Her husband is a soldier who was injured on duty. She is the sole bread-winner in her family," he said. | |
"She has shown considerable remorse and is still emotionally affected by what has happened." | |
Judge Paul Batty QC called the case "truly a human tragedy" for the parties involved. | |
He told Blakeborough: "You made, on the night, a bad decision to do a U-turn." | |
During the trial, the jury was told Mr Gibson was probably speeding at the time of the crash. |
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