A MAGISTRATE has adjourned a reckless driving case to allow prosecutors to get a victim impact statement from a cyclist who was run off the road.
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James Victor Beard pleaded guilty to a charge of driving recklessly or furiously or in a speed or manner dangerous, after an incident in Armidale on May 20.
Beard appeared in Armidale Local Court on Monday before magistrate Michael Holmes adjourned the sentence for a victim impact statement from the injured cyclist to be prepared.
Beard, 29, was driving in a reckless or furious manner and collided with the teenager riding his bike, about 1.30pm, on Bundarra Road.
The 19-year-old Armidale cyclist was treated at the scene by paramedics for cuts and abrasions, but was not taken to hospital.
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In the collision with the Jeep four-wheel-drive, the teen’s $10,000 Lapierre road bike was written off.
Beard was initially charged with two offences after an investigation by New England police, but a charge of knowingly driving a vehicle in a manner that menaces another was withdrawn last month following Beard’s guilty plea to the second charge.
Beard will return to court in December for sentencing.
Breanna Chillingworth
Northern Daily Leader Senior Crime and Court Reporter
Northern Daily Leader Senior Crime and Court Reporter
