A driver convicted of killing a pensioner being pushed by his wife across a road in a wheelchair has been spared immediate jail. A judge found Stuart Lefevre was distracted by his satnav when he collided with Joan Powell as she pushed her husband Raymond across Cleeve Hill on March 6, 2020.
Bristol Crown Court heard a shocked Lefevre, who stopped at the scene and helped Mrs Powell and police, was heard to say he didn't see them as he was looking at his satnav. Tragically, a month after the impact, 91-year-old Raymond died due to injuries sustained.
Lefevre, 47, of Leighton Road in Knowle, denied causing death by careless driving. Last month a jury of eight women and four men took two hours and 24 minutes to unanimously convict him. Today (Friday, August 19) Judge Mark Horton handed him four months in jail, suspended for two years.
