Bob
30th January 2005, 08:02
A motorcyclist who was partially blind and suffering from epilepsy ran into a deliveryman, killing them both. Wesley Cadette, who was banned from driving/riding after previously pleading guilty to causing death by dangerous driving, hit Parcelforce deliveryman Stephen Tovey as he was crossing a road in Cardiff.
Witnesses said they saw Cadette pull a wheelie before accelerating and colliding with Tovey. Cadette was thrown off his motorbike and hit a car. Pc Nick Cooper said: "Mr Tovey was there to be seen and there doesn't appear to have been any reaction from Mr Cadette to his presence."
Cadette's older brother Jermaine apologised to Mr Tovey’s family after the inquest "It's hard to say how I feel. I'm glad I know from the inquest what happened. I know it was his own fault and I don't blame anyone else. I want to say sorry to the other family on behalf of my family. We are sorry for their loss and I know what they are going through, though it must be harder for them. I know he made a mistake. I told him to stop driving but he was a young man, you couldn't stop him. He was my younger brother and I had to look after him. I wasn't there this time and I feel I let him down."
Coroner Dr Lawrence Addicott said there was insufficient evidence to prove beyond reasonable doubt that Tovey was unlawfully killed and recorded verdicts of accidental death.
Witnesses said they saw Cadette pull a wheelie before accelerating and colliding with Tovey. Cadette was thrown off his motorbike and hit a car. Pc Nick Cooper said: "Mr Tovey was there to be seen and there doesn't appear to have been any reaction from Mr Cadette to his presence."
Cadette's older brother Jermaine apologised to Mr Tovey’s family after the inquest "It's hard to say how I feel. I'm glad I know from the inquest what happened. I know it was his own fault and I don't blame anyone else. I want to say sorry to the other family on behalf of my family. We are sorry for their loss and I know what they are going through, though it must be harder for them. I know he made a mistake. I told him to stop driving but he was a young man, you couldn't stop him. He was my younger brother and I had to look after him. I wasn't there this time and I feel I let him down."
Coroner Dr Lawrence Addicott said there was insufficient evidence to prove beyond reasonable doubt that Tovey was unlawfully killed and recorded verdicts of accidental death.