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| Gary McCourt sentenced for cyclist death crash in Edinburgh | Gary McCourt sentenced for cyclist death crash in Edinburgh |
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| A driver whose careless driving caused the death of a cyclist in Edinburgh has been ordered to carry out 300 hours of community service. | |
| Gary McCourt, 49, was found guilty last month of killing Audrey Fyfe, 75, in August 2011 at Edinburgh Sheriff Court. | Gary McCourt, 49, was found guilty last month of killing Audrey Fyfe, 75, in August 2011 at Edinburgh Sheriff Court. |
| McCourt had admitted to police he had "clipped" her back wheel at the junction between Portobello Road and Craigentinny Avenue. | McCourt had admitted to police he had "clipped" her back wheel at the junction between Portobello Road and Craigentinny Avenue. |
| McCourt was also found guilty in 1986 of causing death by reckless driving. | McCourt was also found guilty in 1986 of causing death by reckless driving. |
| Driving ban | |
| He was jailed for two years after cyclist George Dalgity, 22, a student from Edinburgh, was killed while he cycled along the city's Regent Road on 18 October 1995. | |
| Mrs Fyfe, a former member of the Cyclists Touring Club from Edinburgh, died from her injuries two days after the collision on 11 August 2011. She had not been wearing a helmet. | |
| Sheriff James Scott said he felt able to spare McCourt prison because there were no aggravating factors, such as drink or drug abuse. | |
| He said the collision between McCourt, from Edinburgh, and Mrs Fyfe was caused because he had "momentarily" lost concentration. | |
| Sheriff Scott said: "I take into account that the accused has repeatedly expressed genuine remorse for causing the death of Mrs Fyfe. | |
| "I take into account that the accused has been ill and has suffered from depression and that he displays signs of post-traumatic stress disorder. | |
| "Mrs Fyffe wasn't to blame in any way for the accident. | |
| "However, she was not wearing a safety helmet and that in my view contributed to her death." | |
| McCourt was also banned from driving for five years. |