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Banking executive Brian Fitzgerald smashed into retired teacher Hilda Griffiths Credit Suisse vice president was with a Peloton group around Regent's Park
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A cyclist who knocked down a pensioner and killed her after speeding in a 20mph zone has been let off without conviction.
Brian Fitzgerald, a vice president at Credit Suisse, avoided prosecution after a court heard that speed limits did not apply the same way to cyclists as motorists.
Mr Fitzgerald was doing timed laps of Regent's Park, London as part of a group when he smashed into Hilda Griffiths, 81 while she was crossing the road with her dog at 7am on a Saturday in June 2022.
The banking executive claimed he had 'zero reaction time' to avoid Ms Griffiths, a retired nursery teacher, who suffered bleeding in her brain, vomited blood and several fractures.
Her death was not recorded as being the result of a road collision as it was 59 days after the incident, the Telegraph reported.
Brian Fitzgerald knocked over and killed Hilda Griffiths while cycling with a Peloton group around the Regent's Park in London, but avoided prosecution due to a law exempting cyclists from speed limits (file photo)
While with the Muswell Hill Peloton Club, Mr Fitzgerald reached speeds of up to 29mph.
