2014-03-22 - Rider Down/Fatality, Thanet Way near Chestfield, Whitstable (Kent)

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Miss Packham added: “It is unclear why Mackie failed to respond to Mr Smith. She did not stop at once, instead about 400m down the road.“Her remorse is genuine and she struggles to see how she can deal with this in the future...." - defence lawyer Tom Allen"Mrs Smith was attending to her husband and called an ambulance. Despite significant efforts to save his life he died at the scene.”When police turned up they saw Mackie and her passenger walking away from the accident.They stopped and police smelled alcohol on her breath and she was given a breathalyser test, which she failed. “She told the police that she was sure she was doing 69mph and seemed to think the limit was 70mph,” Miss Packham said.She was arrested and a test taken two-and-a-half hours later showed she had 73 micrograms of alcohol in 100ml of breath – more than twice the legal limit.