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19.10.2020 / 19:30
Driver who killed woman after speeding up to try and get through traffic lights is spared jail
hereBut he hit Ms Jones as she crossed the road, at 5.39pm on February 4 last year.She suffered serious injuries, and was pronounced dead at the scene.Experts were unable to calculate the speed Bacon was travelling at, but another driver said they believed he was exceeding the 30mph limit.Bacon, of Benson Walk, Wilmslow, pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving.He claimed that he didn't see Ms Jones as it was too dark.At Chester Crown Court, Bacon was sentenced to 18 months in prison,