Ex-Brewer jailed for fatal crash

FORMER BURTON STRIKER CAUSED CYCLIST'S DEATH WHEN PULLING OUT OF JUNCTION

- By MAIL REPORTER

FORMER Burton Albion forward Lucas Akins has been jailed for 14 months for causing the death of a cyclist he hit as he pulled out from a junction.

Leeds Crown Court heard how Adrian Daniel, 33, died 10 days after he was hit by Akins, who was driving his seven-year-old daughter to a piano lesson in a Mercedes G-Wagon, in Huddersfield, in March 2022.

Mr Daniel was on his way home from work when Grenada international Akins, 36, pulled out into his path from Crosland Factory Lane.

Prosecutors said the Sky Bet League One player failed to stop at the give-way sign, which the defendant disputed, telling police officers he did not see Daniel approach.

Akins, of Holmfirth, admitted causing death by careless driving at a previous hearing.