A driver from South Tyneside has been found guilty of causing the death of a motorcyclist on Christmas Day.
Susan Gourley, 53, was driving her red Hyundai I3 when she collided with the blue Suzuki CNZR 1600 motorbike which Michael Crooks, 32, was riding near the Quorn factory in Billingham, Stockton. Mr Crooks died at the scene, following the collision at around lunchtime December 25, 2020.
Gourley, of Ellison Street in Jarrow, denied causing Mr Crook's death by careless driving. However a jury at Teesside Crown Court returned a guilty verdict just before 1pm on Thursday afternoon.
