The wife of a motorcyclist killed by a drunk van driver fought back tears as in court as she revealed how her "whole world just stopped" when she was told the terrible news of his death. Claire Osborne spoke as driver, Julieanne Walsh, was sentenced to five years for causing death by careless driving when she was over the drink drive limit.
Mrs Osborne had known her husband, Mark Osborne, 48, since they were 14 years old. At 21 years old, they married.
On the night of the tragedy, a drunk Walsh drove over the white lines on a gentle bend and clipped part of Mr Osborne's bike with her wing mirror at Burntstump Hill. He lost control and was thrown from the bike into a traffic post and died at the scene.
