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An 81-year-old pensioner who was knocked down and killed by a bike in London's Regent's Park has been pictured.
Hilda Griffiths was crossing the road with her dog at 7am on a Saturday in June 2022 when she was smashed into by Brian Fitzgerald - who was doing up to 29mph in a 20mph zone.
The cyclist, a vice president at Credit Suisse, was let off without conviction after a court heard that speed limits did not apply the same way to cyclists as motorists.
Mrs Griffiths' son Gerald, 52, said 'something has to change' after the cyclist who killed his mother was not prosecuted.
'The park is used mainly by families with children, people with dogs. I'm sure my mum is not the first one to be encountering a group like this but she is the first one to be killed by one,' he told LBC.
'Something has to change across the board with the law, not just for the speed limit of parks, it's got to be in general.'
Hilda Griffiths (pictured) was crossing the road with her dog at 7am on a Saturday in June 2022 when she was smashed into by a bike
Mrs Griffiths' son Gerald, 52, (pictured) said 'something has to change' after the cyclist who killed his mother was not prosecuted
Mr Fitzgerald said cyclists did not need to obey the 20mph limit as 'the legal speed limit does not apply to cyclists (the same) as motorists'.
He was doing timed laps of Regent's Park, London, as part of a group when he smashed into Mrs Griffiths while she was crossing the road.
The banking executive claimed he had 'zero reaction time' to avoid Mrs 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.
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