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Article: Bike ace cleared of killing OAP in crash horror.(News)
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- November 7, 2009
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Byline: Kurt Bayer
A FORMER champion Scottish motorbike racer was yesterday cleared of killing a pedestrian in a car crash - but was found guilty of dangerous driving.
Alan Duffus, 62, was found not guilty of racing against another motorist 40 years his junior, resulting in the death of 67-year-old Senga Elder.
But Duffus - who has a previous conviction for causing death by reckless and dangerous driving - was found guilty of dangerous driving behind the wheel of his BMW sports car by a jury at the High Court in Dundee. His co-accused, Grant Whyte, 22, was found guilty of Whyte, 22, was found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving and ...