Don't miss out on the big stories from Manchester's courts with our weekly newsletter An NHS worker described as a "shining beacon" was killed while out on a bike ride by a hit and run driver, a court heard.
Lucy Ashton hit Jennifer Dowd, 31, in her Ford Focus in Sefton Village at around 8.30am, on September 27 last year. The 24-year-old, who said the sun was in her eyes when she hit Ms Dowd, left her victim lying in the road because she "panicked", the Liverpool Echo reports. READ MORE: Dad who paid man £500 to take driving theory test for him avoids jail Liverpool Crown Court heard it was a "bright, clear, dry, sunny Sunday morning" and Ms Dowd was wearing a helmet and bright pink clothing while out on her bike.
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