Both the driver accused of causing the death of Carol Boardman by dangerous driving and his wife have been cleared of attempting to pervert the course of justice. It was alleged that the two had deleted records from their mobile phones in the wake of the cyclist’s death.
Carol Boardman, the mother of world and Olympic champion turned cycling campaigner Chris Boardman, died in July 2016 from injuries sustained after being hit by a pick-up truck driven by Liam Rosney, in Connah’s Quay, North Wales.
As well as a causing death by dangerous driving charge, which will now be tried in December, Rosney and his wife Victoria were charged with perverting the course of justice.
Mold Crown Court heard that the pair exchanged several phone calls in the run-up to the crash, the last one terminated an estimated four seconds before the collision.
According to a police interview with Rosney in November 2016, he claimed to have finished the phone call 30 seconds before the crash and also said that the phone was in hands-free mode.
Detective Sergeant Laura Griffiths of North Wales Police said that when she and two fellow officers went to the Rosneys’ home with the intention of taking Victoria Rosney’s mobile phone on November 22, 2017, no-one was in.
Couple cleared of attempting to pervert the course of justice following death of Carol Boardman
road.cc) Alex Bowden Both the driver accused of causing the death of Carol Boardman by dangerous driving and his wife have been cleared of attempting to pervert the course of justice. It was alleged that the two had deleted records from their mobile phones in the wake of the cyclist’s death. Carol Boardman, the mother… [Read More]
