Professional footballer jailed for 14 months for causing death of cyclist in Huddersfield
Adrian Daniel died 10 days after being struck by Mansfield forward Lucas Akins
Mansfield forward Lucas Akins has been jailed for 14 months for causing the death of a cyclist he hit as he pulled out from a junction.
Leeds Crown Court heard how Adrian Daniel, 33, died 10 days after he was hit by Akins, who was driving his seven-year-old daughter to a piano lesson in a Mercedes G-Wagon, in Huddersfield, in March 2022.
Daniel was riding down Huddersfield Road, in the West Yorkshire town, on his way home from work when Grenada international Akins, 36, pulled out into his path from Crosland Factory Lane.
Prosecutors said the Sky Bet League One player failed to stop at the give-way sign, which the defendant disputed, telling police officers he did not see Daniel approach.
On Thursday, Judge Alex Menary said he had considered suspending the prison term but had decided only an immediate sentence of 14 months was appropriate.
Akins, of Holmfirth, admitted causing death by careless driving at a previous hearing.