Grieving sister's appeal after tractor driver admits causing Melton cyclist's death

A grieving woman has made a plea to drivers to be more aware of cyclists after a tractor driver admitted causing the death of her brother in a collision near Asfordby.
By The Newsroom
Published 19th Sep 2018, 15:09 BST
Updated 19th Sep 2018, 16:23 BST
Melton man Gareth Morgan, who was killed on the A6006 at Asfordby after the bike he was cycling was in collision with a tractor EMN-180918-115335001Melton man Gareth Morgan, who was killed on the A6006 at Asfordby after the bike he was cycling was in collision with a tractor EMN-180918-115335001
Melton man Gareth Morgan, who was killed on the A6006 at Asfordby after the bike he was cycling was in collision with a tractor EMN-180918-115335001

Gareth Morgan, who was 37, was killed instantly in the incident as he cycled home to Melton along the A6006 following a shift at the Six Hills Hotel in January last year.

And on Friday, at Leicester Crown Court, 50-year-old farmworker Timothy Wilkinson, of Coalville, pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving.

He was sentenced to 12 months in prison, suspended for two years, and ordered to do 200 hours unpaid work.

Gareth Morgan, who was killed in a collision with a tractor while he was cycling, pictured with his nephew, Leighton EMN-180918-111710001Gareth Morgan, who was killed in a collision with a tractor while he was cycling, pictured with his nephew, Leighton EMN-180918-111710001
Gareth Morgan, who was killed in a collision with a tractor while he was cycling, pictured with his nephew, Leighton EMN-180918-111710001
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After the hearing, Gareth’s sister, Natalie Holt, said she had sympathy for the defendant but wanted to do something to prevent other families of cyclists going through the trauma she has faced since her beloved brother’s death.

She told the Melton Times: “I want to beg drivers to be extra vigilant on roads and always be aware of cyclists.

“I just pray that from this, others will take more care and then lives can be saved.”

Natalie said: “I have no ill feeling towards the driver.

Gareth Morgan, who was killed in a road collision near Asfordby, pictured with his sister Natalie Holt on the day he gave her away at her wedding EMN-180918-115346001Gareth Morgan, who was killed in a road collision near Asfordby, pictured with his sister Natalie Holt on the day he gave her away at her wedding EMN-180918-115346001
Gareth Morgan, who was killed in a road collision near Asfordby, pictured with his sister Natalie Holt on the day he gave her away at her wedding EMN-180918-115346001

“I’m glad he didn’t go to jail.

“There is no point in two lives being ruined.”

Gareth was a father of two teenage children.

His sister added: “My heart will never be fully mended. I love Gareth with all my heart and we miss him more than anything.”