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Van driver admits leaving Pendle cyclist in road to die

4:03pm Monday 6th June 2011 in Salterforth

VICTIM Michael Isherwood VICTIM Michael Isherwood

A VAN driver said to have hit a cyclist and then driven off, leaving him him dying at the roadside, has today been warned he is facing jail.

Andrew Stanley Edwards, 47, admitted causing the death of Michael Isherwood by careless driving on Kelbrook Road, Salterforth, last November 22.

He also pleaded guilty to failing to stop after an accident.

Edwards, of Hyde in Cheshire, who was employed as a fruit and vegetable delivery driver for a catering firm, was given unconditional bail until July 4, for a pre-sentence report.

Judge Simon Newell told him: "You have to be aware that all sentences are at large and there is a very strong preponderance that will be a custodial sentence in this case."

Mr Isherwood, 36, lived with his parents at Meadow Way, Barnoldswick, and worked as a canal boatmaster, taking parties on canal boat trips.

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Comments(14)

disgusted tunbridge wells says...
4:09pm Mon 6 Jun 11

Why give him bail then ?

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bikerjohn_uk says...
4:28pm Mon 6 Jun 11

Because that's what Judge Newell does - don't foget that he's the one responsible for letting that scrote out on bail on who then went on to murder his girlfriend.

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Chris P Bacon says...
5:05pm Mon 6 Jun 11

WARNED he's going to jail? Warned? He's a murderer, plain and simple. If he does less than five years (which is tragically all too likely) then there will be outraged people who are going to be seriously disappointed with the pathetic legal system in this country.

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tricky11 says...
7:49pm Mon 6 Jun 11

did this guy not after the crash try and mend his van not far from the scene to cover it up?
This judge is an embarrassment but will he be ever be held to task over the nurse tragedy?

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mu58uk says...
8:14pm Mon 6 Jun 11

slice a leg off him then leave him in the road to die..

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'AlucarD' says...
9:12pm Mon 6 Jun 11

This murderer should not be on bail, this pathetic judge has got it wrong.

This so called human being killed this young lad in the first order and should be put in prison until his sentience is heard. Hopefully he will go to prison for 10 to 15 years? He is a road killer and to me he is a murder.

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removalman1 says...
9:30pm Mon 6 Jun 11

dont forget cyclists can be there own worst enemies. undertaking in your blind spot springs to mind.

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Pendlesider says...
9:42pm Mon 6 Jun 11

unconditional bail just means he's required to return to court on a specific day at a specific time, no driving ban,, nothing. Why allow bail on a guilty to both charges plea? and what does this miserly Judge mean 'all sentences are at large? Does Judge Lunt mean he is going to sit on his book of justice and ponder which sentence is 'appropriate'?
NO! throw him in jail (along with Lunt) and throw away the key at least until they understand the word compassion and Justice. two crimes, one sentence..simple

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Chris P Bacon says...
10:11pm Mon 6 Jun 11

removalman1 wrote:
dont forget cyclists can be there own worst enemies. undertaking in your blind spot springs to mind.
Utterly pathetic. You were there and saw this yourself did you?

Don't forget, idiots can jump to conclusions with no bearing in reality, comes to mind.

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bikerjohn_uk says...
11:12pm Mon 6 Jun 11

removalman1 wrote:
dont forget cyclists can be there own worst enemies. undertaking in your blind spot springs to mind.
Which is why good drivers check their blind spots before manouvering. But then you knew that, didn't you?

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ossybsting says...
6:44am Tue 7 Jun 11

steady on now

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happycyclist says...
9:18am Tue 7 Jun 11

There are many motorists out there who would think no more about leaving a cyclist dying at the side of the road after hitting them, than they would splatting a fly on their windscreen. They don't consider the lives of cyclists, their children, husbands and wives, jobs, etc. We're cyclists, we're scum, and we deserve to die.

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useyourhead says...
10:03am Tue 7 Jun 11

removalman1 wrote:
dont forget cyclists can be there own worst enemies. undertaking in your blind spot springs to mind.
Whatever the cause of the initial collision he should not have been left to die. If it was the cyclists fault then i suspect the driver had other reasons for running, no insurance or drink et al, if he was not at fault why not get help for the cyclist, why leg it?

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Mr Meldrew says...
11:03am Tue 7 Jun 11

We can never be sure what caused the initial collision but the second he decided to leave the scene and this man lying there to die he not only committed and offence but also causes me to question what he had to hide?

That he has been granted bail makes me think he will get at worst a short custodial sentence.

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