Hull driver given suspended sentence after injuring cyclist without glasses
A Hull driver caused a serious collision after driving without glasses, despite his licence requiring him to wear them. His Citroën struck a cyclist in a cycle lane, throwing her into a railing and causing multiple injuries, including fractures requiring surgery; the case highlights the importance of meeting eyesight requirements when driving.
Uchenna Agunenye, 48, failed a roadside eyesight test, although breath and drug tests were negative, and admitted forgetting his glasses. At Hull Crown Court, he received a 14-month suspended sentence, a two-year driving disqualification subject to an extended test, 180 hours of unpaid work and an order to pay the cyclist £187.
- Driver hit cyclist while driving without required glasses.
- Victim suffered multiple fractures and needed surgery.
- Driver avoided prison but received a suspended sentence.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Moment ‘blind’ driver ploughs into cyclist after ‘forgetting’ to wear his glasses in sickening crash – before avoiding prison sentence”.