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| Lorry drug-driver who killed Oxford scientist Dr Ling Felce jailed | Lorry drug-driver who killed Oxford scientist Dr Ling Felce jailed |
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| Robert Whiting killed Ling Felce after he drove into her at The Plain roundabout on 1 March | Robert Whiting killed Ling Felce after he drove into her at The Plain roundabout on 1 March |
| An unqualified, uninsured lorry driver who killed an Oxford University scientist while more than eight times over the drug-drive limit has been jailed. | An unqualified, uninsured lorry driver who killed an Oxford University scientist while more than eight times over the drug-drive limit has been jailed. |
| Robert Whiting, 40, admitted causing the death of cyclist Dr Ling Felce, 35, at The Plain roundabout in Oxford on 1 March. | Robert Whiting, 40, admitted causing the death of cyclist Dr Ling Felce, 35, at The Plain roundabout in Oxford on 1 March. |
| He had taken cocaine the night before. | He had taken cocaine the night before. |
| His long offending record was described as "dire" by a judge, who jailed him for eight years. | His long offending record was described as "dire" by a judge, who jailed him for eight years. |
| Dr Felce's husband James said she was "the light" of their family | Dr Felce's husband James said she was "the light" of their family |
| Following the sentencing, Dr Felce's husband James told the BBC his wife had a "strong positive impact on the world" and called for changes to be made in the city to help protect cyclists more. | Following the sentencing, Dr Felce's husband James told the BBC his wife had a "strong positive impact on the world" and called for changes to be made in the city to help protect cyclists more. |
| Whiting was driving a 32-tonne lorry, owned by Oxford-based company J&A Driveways, when the crash took place at about 14:30 GMT, Oxford Crown Court heard. | Whiting was driving a 32-tonne lorry, owned by Oxford-based company J&A Driveways, when the crash took place at about 14:30 GMT, Oxford Crown Court heard. |
| A police investigator said the mother-of-two was visible to Whiting for 700m (2,300ft) before the crash, as they both travelled down Headington Road and St Clement's Street, before arriving at The Plain. | A police investigator said the mother-of-two was visible to Whiting for 700m (2,300ft) before the crash, as they both travelled down Headington Road and St Clement's Street, before arriving at The Plain. |
| Dr Felce, who had been waiting to use the roundabout, was killed instantly, the court heard. | Dr Felce, who had been waiting to use the roundabout, was killed instantly, the court heard. |
| Widower calls for compromise in cycling debate | Widower calls for compromise in cycling debate |
| New award to celebrate scientist who died in crash | New award to celebrate scientist who died in crash |
| Working group set up in wake of cycling deaths | Working group set up in wake of cycling deaths |
| Whiting has never had a full driving licence and his provisional driving licence ran out in 2002. | Whiting has never had a full driving licence and his provisional driving licence ran out in 2002. |
| He was first banned from driving for 12 months in 2002 and convicted of other driving offences in 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2016. | He was first banned from driving for 12 months in 2002 and convicted of other driving offences in 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2016. |
| He was also due in court for driving without a licence and without insurance after police stopped him in Rymers Lane in Oxford, in December. | He was also due in court for driving without a licence and without insurance after police stopped him in Rymers Lane in Oxford, in December. |
| J&A Driveways is under police investigation. | J&A Driveways is under police investigation. |
| Dr Ling Felce's husband pays tribute to "wonderful and loving" wife | Dr Ling Felce's husband pays tribute to "wonderful and loving" wife |
| Dr Ling Felce's husband pays tribute to "wonderful and loving" wife | Dr Ling Felce's husband pays tribute to "wonderful and loving" wife |
| Dr Felce was born in Malaysia in 1986, and moved to London in 1991 with her parents and sister. She studied biochemistry in Oxford from 2005 and completed a DPhil at Oxford University's clinical pharmacology department. | Dr Felce was born in Malaysia in 1986, and moved to London in 1991 with her parents and sister. She studied biochemistry in Oxford from 2005 and completed a DPhil at Oxford University's clinical pharmacology department. |
| Described by Oxford University as a scientist of "extraordinary talent", she had been researching immune responses to Covid months before her death. | Described by Oxford University as a scientist of "extraordinary talent", she had been researching immune responses to Covid months before her death. |
| The CAMS-Oxford Institute recently said its Ling Felce Award would offer financial assistance to "support the next generation of world-leading computational biologists". | The CAMS-Oxford Institute recently said its Ling Felce Award would offer financial assistance to "support the next generation of world-leading computational biologists". |
| CCTV showed Dr Felce cycling and the lorry driven by Whiting behind her moments before the accident | CCTV showed Dr Felce cycling and the lorry driven by Whiting behind her moments before the accident |
| Dr Felce's husband, James, also spoke to the BBC in March about the night he found out his wife had died, having driven past the scene of the crash. | Dr Felce's husband, James, also spoke to the BBC in March about the night he found out his wife had died, having driven past the scene of the crash. |
| "My immediate thought was about my children. I tried to give them one sort of last, normal evening. | "My immediate thought was about my children. I tried to give them one sort of last, normal evening. |
| "They asked where Mummy was but I just said, 'She's not coming back tonight, we'll talk about it in the morning.' And it was pancake day so I made them some pancakes and then put them to bed. | "They asked where Mummy was but I just said, 'She's not coming back tonight, we'll talk about it in the morning.' And it was pancake day so I made them some pancakes and then put them to bed. |
| "And it was only really once they were asleep that I really let myself really acknowledge it." | "And it was only really once they were asleep that I really let myself really acknowledge it." |
| He said they all had a "different life now", adding: "I can't look very far ahead now because it's too painful, because we had so many plans." | He said they all had a "different life now", adding: "I can't look very far ahead now because it's too painful, because we had so many plans." |
| Sentencing Whiting, Judge Michael Gledhill QC told him: "You snuffed out her life in the matter of a second." | Sentencing Whiting, Judge Michael Gledhill QC told him: "You snuffed out her life in the matter of a second." |
| He also banned Whiting from driving for nine years and said he must take an extended retest before he is legally allowed to drive. | He also banned Whiting from driving for nine years and said he must take an extended retest before he is legally allowed to drive. |
| Flowers and tributes were left at the roundabout following Dr Felce's death in March | Flowers and tributes were left at the roundabout following Dr Felce's death in March |
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