Cyclist injured in hit and run in Mount Pleasant, Perth

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Cyclist injured in hit and run in Mount Pleasant, Perth

Postby Cycleops70 » Wed Sep 23, 2015 10:33 am

Seems to be no update on Thomas Lyons, hopefully no news is good news.

Another one this morning (cyclists hit by driver who failed preliminary breath test)

http://m.perthnow.com.au/news/western-a ... 7539874379" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Re: Cyclist injured in hit and run in Mount Pleasant, Perth

Postby Timeonabike » Wed Sep 23, 2015 10:56 am

Faaaaaaaaark.

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Postby wellington_street » Wed Sep 23, 2015 11:00 am

Cycleops70 wrote:Another one this morning (cyclists hit by driver who failed preliminary breath test)

http://m.perthnow.com.au/news/western-a ... 7539874379" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Geez. Another on the driver's side is just bizarre too.
Being a Western Power contractor and blowing over the limit - he will likely be sacked from his job in the event that he doesn't go to jail.

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Re: Cyclist injured in hit and run in Mount Pleasant, Perth

Postby Scott_C » Wed Sep 23, 2015 11:16 am

wellington_street wrote:
Cycleops70 wrote:Another one this morning (cyclists hit by driver who failed preliminary breath test)

http://m.perthnow.com.au/news/western-a ... 7539874379" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Geez. Another on the driver's side is just bizarre too.
Being a Western Power contractor and blowing over the limit - he will likely be sacked from his job in the event that he doesn't go to jail.
Channel 10 has a photo of the vehicle and it is the passenger side wing mirror, not the driver side.

http://tenplay.com.au/news/national/sep ... nana-beach" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Can't expect a journalist to know their left from their right.

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Re: Cyclist injured in hit and run in Mount Pleasant, Perth

Postby Cycleops70 » Wed Sep 23, 2015 11:19 am

"The cyclist's injuries are not believed to be life-threatening" - Some consolation, hope they recover well.

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Re: Cyclist injured in hit and run in Mount Pleasant, Perth

Postby Lizzy » Wed Sep 23, 2015 11:39 am

Heard from a cross-campus lunch buddy who works in Tom Lyons dept this morning, he is improving.
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Re: Cyclist injured in hit and run in Mount Pleasant, Perth

Postby Summernight » Wed Sep 23, 2015 11:59 am

Lizzy wrote:Heard from a cross-campus lunch buddy who works in Tom Lyons dept this morning, he is improving.
Great to hear, thank you Lizzy. :)

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Postby wellington_street » Wed Sep 23, 2015 12:01 pm

Scott_C wrote:Channel 10 has a photo of the vehicle and it is the passenger side wing mirror, not the driver side.

http://tenplay.com.au/news/national/sep ... nana-beach" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Can't expect a journalist to know their left from their right.
Thanks Scott.
Perhaps the old 'Save As' from the Mt Pleasant article went a bit wrong :)

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Re: Cyclist injured in hit and run in Mount Pleasant, Perth

Postby HappyHumber » Wed Sep 23, 2015 12:02 pm

wellington_street wrote:Can't expect a journalist to know their left from their right.
They oughta, if they know where their pay cheque is coming from.
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Postby Cycleops70 » Wed Sep 23, 2015 12:13 pm

Lizzy wrote:Heard from a cross-campus lunch buddy who works in Tom Lyons dept this morning, he is improving.
Thumbs up to that!

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Re: Cyclist injured in hit and run in Mount Pleasant, Perth

Postby Thoglette » Wed Sep 23, 2015 12:47 pm

Scott_C wrote:Channel 10 has a photo of the vehicle and it is the passenger side wing mirror, not the driver side..
Two different accidents -
Mt Pleasant, RHS mirror 18th Sept, driver fled the scene.
Kwinana beach, LHS mirror 23rd Sept, driver stopped.
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Re: Cyclist injured in hit and run in Mount Pleasant, Perth

Postby Aushiker » Wed Sep 23, 2015 2:30 pm

Thoglette wrote:
Scott_C wrote:Channel 10 has a photo of the vehicle and it is the passenger side wing mirror, not the driver side..
Two different accidents -
Mt Pleasant, RHS mirror 18th Sept, driver fled the scene.
Kwinana beach, LHS mirror 23rd Sept, driver stopped.
You can add a third .. Upper Swan ... driver pulls knife allegedly then fled the scene. The bicycle riders directly involved where a a 14 year old girl and 13 year old boy but do not think the knife was pulled on them. They where riding with support vehicles, front and rear as I understand it.

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Re: Cyclist injured in hit and run in Mount Pleasant, Perth

Postby cp123 » Wed Sep 23, 2015 2:35 pm

the drunk driver - there's writing on the passenger door. is that a work car? that's probably another level of poop he's got himself into in damaging a work car while drunk... he might have to pay to repair that one too?

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Re: Cyclist injured in hit and run in Mount Pleasant, Perth

Postby wellington_street » Wed Sep 23, 2015 2:56 pm

cp123 wrote:the drunk driver - there's writing on the passenger door. is that a work car? that's probably another level of poop he's got himself into in damaging a work car while drunk... he might have to pay to repair that one too?
It was stated in the news report that he was driving a Western Power contractor vehicle.
Think he will lose his job in the event that he doesn't go to jail (unlikely given the cyclists has died).

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Re: Cyclist injured in hit and run in Mount Pleasant, Perth

Postby Cycleops70 » Wed Sep 23, 2015 2:59 pm

The cyclist died??? It is still being reported as "not serious" and "none life threatening".

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Postby ColinOldnCranky » Wed Sep 23, 2015 7:43 pm

Lizzy wrote:Heard from a cross-campus lunch buddy who works in Tom Lyons dept this morning, he is improving.
Thanks Lizzy
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Re: Cyclist injured in hit and run in Mount Pleasant, Perth

Postby wellington_street » Thu Sep 24, 2015 11:00 am

Cycleops70 wrote:The cyclist died??? It is still being reported as "not serious" and "none life threatening".
Sorry I meant 'hasn't died. Typo :)

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Re: Cyclist injured in hit and run in Mount Pleasant, Perth

Postby roller » Thu Sep 24, 2015 12:18 pm

Aushiker wrote:You can add a third .. Upper Swan ... driver pulls knife allegedly then fled the scene. The bicycle riders directly involved where a a 14 year old girl and 13 year old boy but do not think the knife was pulled on them. They where riding with support vehicles, front and rear as I understand it.

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Re: Cyclist injured in hit and run in Mount Pleasant, Perth

Postby Kalgrm » Thu Sep 24, 2015 12:29 pm

HappyHumber wrote:
wellington_street wrote:Can't expect a journalist to know their left from their right.
They oughta, if they know where their pay cheque is coming from.
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Re: Cyclist injured in hit and run in Mount Pleasant, Perth

Postby Mediocratus » Thu Sep 24, 2015 10:24 pm

roller wrote:
Aushiker wrote:You can add a third .. Upper Swan ... driver pulls knife allegedly then fled the scene. The bicycle riders directly involved where a a 14 year old girl and 13 year old boy but do not think the knife was pulled on them. They where riding with support vehicles, front and rear as I understand it.

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Re: Cyclist injured in hit and run in Mount Pleasant, Perth

Postby BB creek » Fri Nov 06, 2015 4:28 pm

Any updates out there on:
i) the cyclists condition, and
ii) the result of the court hearing? it was reported to be on November 4th and would be interesting to know what charges have been laid.

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Re: Cyclist injured in hit and run in Mount Pleasant, Perth

Postby NASHIE » Fri Nov 06, 2015 10:23 pm

Tried to find some news updates last week with no luck. Can only hope no news is good news for the cyclist.

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Re: Cyclist injured in hit and run in Mount Pleasant, Perth

Postby Lizzy » Wed Nov 11, 2015 1:45 pm

I checked in with colleagues of Prof Lyons this morning, he's still in hospital but has progressed to lower levels of care, and talking. Prognosis is optimistic.
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Re: Cyclist injured in hit and run in Mount Pleasant, Perth

Postby ColinOldnCranky » Thu Nov 10, 2016 12:25 pm

Revisiting this thread I have been googling for the completion of the story as I don't recall how it all ended up. Strangely I can't find anything about the court case, nor about Thomas Lyons eventual state. And I notice that the reporting at the time avoided identifying driver by name - just a 46yo father from Parkwood.

In view of the intense media interest at the time I'd expect it would be very easy to find more after the date that police charged. Indeed I have so far linked to three pages that no longer exist. Curious.

I am told by someone who worked with the partner that she thinks the driver is currently in gaol.

Does anyone care to address my curiousity? What were the eventual outcomes.
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Re: Cyclist injured in hit and run in Mount Pleasant, Perth

Postby ColinOldnCranky » Fri Dec 30, 2016 3:12 pm

Bumpity bump. Still not easy to find anything about the case, the driver. Is this protected scum?
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