A pair who were locked in a road rage row while driving at up to 70mph killed a cyclist who was thrown 40 metres in the air.
Yesterday, a jury found David Ferry and Paige Robinson guilty of causing the death of cyclist Graham Pattison by their dangerous driving.
A unanimous verdict was reached within three hours at Teesside Crown Court.
Robinson, 24, sobbed and Ferry, 47, didn't react as Judge Jonathan Carroll told them: 'A custodial sentence is inevitable. The only question is how long that will be.
'Be under no illusions, whatsoever, make arrangements between now and June 1 that are necessary before you go to prison.'
Paige Robinson, 24, was found guilty of causing the death of cyclist Graham Pattison by dangerous driving. Her Ford Fiesta collided with Graham Pattison's back wheel
Graham Pattison, a father-of-two, was cycling from Sedgefield to Wynyard on the A689, around 4pm on July 24, 2020 when he was hit by a car travelling close to 70 mph.
Mr Pattison, 49, was propelled 40metres into the air after Robinson's Ford Fiesta collided with his back wheel.
His injuries were catastrophic and he was pronounced dead a short while later.
Robinson immediately told witnesses, who stopped to help Mr Pattison, that a black Audi had swerved left towards her, causing her to serve away to avoid a crash.
She said she didn't see Mr Pattison cycling close to the edge of the road.
The court heard that it was a bright, dry day and Mr Pattison was wearing a red and white striped top, a cycling helmet and had a flashing red light attached to his bike.
David Ferry, who had been driving a black Audi TT sports coupe side-by-side with Robinson, in the moments before the crash — simply drove on.
Ferry, an ex-Army officer, told police that he hadn't see the cyclist or the crash and that he 'wanted to get home' to Redcar.
David Ferry, 47, was also found guilty of causing the death of cyclist Graham Pattison by dangerous driving
But Ferry and Robinson had spent a six-mile stretch of the A689, leading up to the crash, engaged in a road rage row.
Ferry claimed Robinson cut in front of him twice, after coming off the A1 at junction 60 and turning left onto the Hartlepool Road.
Robinson claims that Ferry started gesticulating and swearing, and pointing at her to pull over.
The two blamed each other for causing the fatal road crash throughout the trial. Ferry told the jury that Robinson began tailgating him along the A689.
Graham Pattison suffered unsurvivable injuries when the rear tyre of his racing bike was clipped on the A689 in County Durham in July 2020
The former army engineer said that she was 'aggressively harassing' him and that her boyfriend opened his window and was shouting, before he stuck two fingers up at Ferry.
Robinson claimed
