Gao Gao was hit by Martin Reilly on Whiston Road in Hackey.
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Martin Reilly, who killed Gao Gao in a hit-and-run collision, has been given an 11 year prison sentence. He is also banned from driving for 210 months, which is more than 17 years.
The 29-year-old was driving in an uninsured car and on police bail when he collided with the 36-year-old who was cycling home on a residential road.
The court heard he was driving at almost 50mph in a 20mph zone. Council CCTV footage that captured the incident was shown as evidence in Snaresbrook Crown Court last month.
The mother of two died from her injuries the following day in Royal London Hospital. Judge Caroline English said:
“This offence is quite obviously so serious that nothing other than an immediate and substantial custodial sentence can be justified.”
At a hearing last month, her widower, Luke Walker, told the court their one-year-old daughter still called for her “mama” to come home.
The court was also told their four year old is too scared to cycle to school since the accident.
Mr Reilly declined to plead guilty when the case was first heard at a magistrates’ court, but changed his plea to guilty late last year.
Judge English deducted one year from the original 16 year sentence because of his “entirely genuine” remorse and further deducted 25 per cent due to his guilty plea.
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StandfirstMartin Reilly was driving an uninsured car when he hit mother of two Gao Gao as she was cycling home in September 2023.
Martin Reilly, who killed Gao Gao in a hit-and-run collision, has been given an 11 year prison sentence. He is also banned from driving for 210 months, which is more than 17 years.
The 29-year-old was driving in an uninsured car and on police bail when he collided with the 36-year-old who was cycling home on a residential road.
The court heard he was driving at almost 50mph in a 20mph zone. Council CCTV footage that captured the incident was shown as evidence in Snaresbrook Crown Court last month.
The mother of two died from her injuries the following day in Royal London Hospital. Judge Caroline English said:
“This offence is quite obviously so serious that nothing other than an immediate and substantial custodial sentence can be justified.”
At a hearing last month, her widower, Luke Walker, told the court their one-year-old daughter still called for her “mama” to come home.
The court was also told their four year old is too scared to cycle to school since the accident.
Mr Reilly declined to plead guilty when the case was first heard at a magistrates’ court, but changed his plea to guilty late last year.
Judge English deducted one year from the original 16 year sentence because of his “entirely genuine” remorse and further deducted 25 per cent due to his guilty plea.
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