Victim: Bradlee Alboni-Odell
(Picture: Met Police)A man has been convicted of causing the death of a teenage boy riding as his moped pillion passenger after a crash in front of horrified onlookers in Feltham, west London.
Kai Holder, 19, was found guilty at the Old Bailey on Thursday of causing death by dangerous driving, and had earlier confessed to aggravated vehicle taking and causing death while driving uninsured and while unlicensed.
Bradlee Alboni-Odell, 14, was fatally injured after Holder looked over his shoulder and lost control of the moped on Feltham’s Bedfont Lane at 7.10pm on August 10, 2019.
The moped mounted the kerb and Bradlee fell off, hitting his head and sustaining traumatic brain and spinal injuries.
Holder also came off and hit street furniture at the roadside before getting up, grabbing the moped and wheeling it towards a nearby alleyway.
Despite paramedics’ efforts to save Bradlee, he was pronounced dead less than half an hour later. A post-mortem examination gave the cause of death as head and spinal injuries.
When arrested, Holder told police he regularly purchased stolen mopeds and rode them around. The moped was being driven between an estimated 37mph and 44mph - well above the 20mph speed limit.
"The reckless and dangerous manner in which the moped was being driven, combined with neither Holder or young Bradlee wearing helmets, meant that unfortunately Bradlee did not stand a chance when this incident unfolded,” Detective Constable Victor Barkes, of the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said.
"It took place in front of scores of onlookers and paramedics battled to do what they could to try and save Bradlee, but the injuries he sustained were horrific and his young life was lost so needlessly.
"There was no reason for Holder to be driving the way he did that day. As a result a young boy is gone and his family are bereft. This is a stark reminder to everyone take care when using London's roads."
Holder was remanded in custody for sentencing on Thursday, February 24.
