A man accused of causing the death of a cyclist by dangerous driving has made a first appearance at Teesside Crown Court today.
Timothy John McLoughlin, 46, is charged with causing the death of 55-year-old cyclist Robert Graham Devlin.
It is alleged he drove a Mitsubishi L200 dangerously on the A1046 on Sunday November 17 last year.
Mr Devlin was killed in the road traffic collision on Haverton Hill Road, Billingham.
Mr Devlin was riding a bike on the road at about 4.40pm when he was involved in a collision.
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Collision in Haverton Hill area
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The cyclist, known as Graham to his family and friends, was pronounced dead at the scene.
He lived in the Linthorpe area of Middlesbrough and was married to Margaret and they have a 20-year-old daughter, Katie.
He also leaves a sister, Jane.
In a statement issued after Mr Devlin’s death, his daughter said: “My dad is the best, he was always into different things.
“When I was younger he would take me to the gun club where we would practise our shooting. He never got over the fact I was a better shot than him but deep down I know how proud he was of me.
Self-employed McLoughlin, of Strait Lane, Stainton, Middlesbrough, has not yet entered a plea to the charge.
Judge Simon Bourne-Arton QC, the Recorder of Middlesbrough, bailed him until a plea hearing on September 8.
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