A Metropolitan police investigation into the alleged hit-and-run death of a young London cyclist will take about a year-and-a-half to complete, a court has been told.
Harry Webb, a 27-year-old music student at the London College of Contemporary Music, died in hospital two days later after sustaining catastrophic injuries when he was hit by a car in Kenworthy Road, Hackney, on September 10, 2023.
Tiffany Treanor-Johnson, 25, of Bramshaw Road, Hackney, has been charged with causing injury and failing to stop after a car she was driving collided with Mr Webb.
She is also charged with failing to stop after crashing into a Red Citroen C3 car in the same road.
The case against Treanor-Johnson was adjourned at Thames magistrates court on Monday until February 3, 2025.
This was because a report by the Met’s forensic collision unit will not be ready until the “end of January” 2025, the court heard.
It will also allow more time for investigators to obtain Ms Treanor-Johnson’s medical records.
It is understood that the first “analytical” part of the forensic investigation has been completed, but a second part has not.
It means that Mr Webb’s bereaved parents Pat and Mike Webb, who live in Wales but have attended each hearing, are unlikely to find out until March 2025 at the earliest whether Treanor-Johnson will face additional charges in relation to their son’s death – a wait of 18 months.
Treanor-Johnson, who is facing “holding” charges that could be upgraded dependent on the findings of the forensic report, had been expected to enter a plea at Monday’s hearing.
However both the Crown Prosecution Service and her defence solicitor sought an adjournment to give more time for the Met to complete its investigations.
The court was told that the Met’s forensic collision team was suffering from problems with “resourcing”.
Treanor-Johnson first appeared in court in April 2024, and again in July. The case was adjourned on both occasions.
She has been granted unconditional bail.
Her solicitor Haroon Shah told the court on Monday that “there is a lot at stake” in terms of how the case proceeds.
He said in relation to the latest adjournment: “It’s just one of these unfortunate situations.”
Mr Webb had been on his way to London Fields Lido for an evening swim when the collision occurred.
Campaigners have repeatedly called for action from Transport for London after previous road collisions and near-misses on Kenworthy Road, which links Homerton and the A12.
Mr Webb’s death is one of a number of cyclist fatalities that have sparked a joint campaign from London universities to improve road safety in London.
