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A lorry driver who killed two cyclists taking part in a charity ride from Land's End to John O'Groats has been jailed for eight and a half years. A lorry driver who killed two cyclists taking part in a charity ride from Land's End to John O'Groats has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years.
Robert Palmer, 32, from Grimscott near Bude in Cornwall, pleaded guilty at Truro Crown Court to two counts of causing death by dangerous driving.Robert Palmer, 32, from Grimscott near Bude in Cornwall, pleaded guilty at Truro Crown Court to two counts of causing death by dangerous driving.
Palmer also admitted seriously injuring another driver after a crash two months later, while he was on bail. Palmer also admitted injuring another driver in a crash two months later, while he was on bail over the deaths.
Andrew McMenigall and Toby Wallace died in July 2013. Andrew McMenigall and Toby Wallace were killed near Newquay in July 2013.
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Mr McMenigall, 47, and Mr Wallace, 36, who both worked for Aberdeen Asset Management, were 40 miles into the 960-mile ride when they were run over.
The men were raising money for two charities, the Kirsten Scott Memorial Trust and Edinburgh-based It's Good 2 Give.
Palmer had pleaded guilty at a previous hearing to two counts of causing death by dangerous driving.
He was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years for each count, to be served concurrently.
Palmer had also admitted a charge of dangerous driving in relation to a crash on the A30 at Whiddon Down near Okehampton, Devon, which happened in September 2013, 11 weeks after the fatal collision.
The court heard he had been on bail while police were investigating the cyclists' deaths at the time of the second crash.
He was sentenced to one year for that offence, to be served consecutively.
Judge Christopher Harvey Clark also banned Palmer from driving for 10 years and ordered him to pay a victim surcharge of £120, which the judge acknowledged was an absurdity in such a tragic case.