An off-duty paramedic had drunk 10 pints of Guinness and been checking his mobile phone before he killed in cyclist in a 'devastating' crash. Heavy-drinking Robert Woodruff, had been desperate to get to a barbecue that was taking place at the home of a female paramedic about seven miles away but he had not even been invited to, Hull Crown Court heard.
Father-of-five Richard Goodwin, a property developer and former bank manager, suffered horrific injuries in the collision and died almost immediately at the scene, Hull Daily Mail reports. His family have suffered "unbearable pain and grief" following the incident, the court heard.
Woodruff, 36, of Bannister Street, Withernsea, admitted causing the death of Mr Goodwin by dangerous driving on June 26 last year. Jeremy Evans, prosecuting, said that Mr Goodwin, 56, of Winestead, near Patrington, Holderness, was cycling on the A1033 at Ottringham.
