A FOOTBALLER started a League One lucifer conscionable hours aft helium pleaded blameworthy to causing a cyclist’s decease successful a fearfulness crash.
Mansfield Town striker Lucas Akins, 36, was driving his Mercedes G350 adjacent Huddersfield erstwhile helium deed 33-year-old Adrian Daniel.
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West Yorkshire PoliceThe cyclist was rushed to infirmary with superior injuries but tragically couldn’t beryllium saved and died 10 days aboriginal connected March 27, 2022.
Akins appeared astatine Leeds Crown Court yesterday wherever helium admitted causing decease by careless oregon inconsiderate driving.
Just hours later, helium took to the transportation for Mansfield Town successful their 0-0 gully against Wigan.
Manager Nigel Clough aboriginal discussed his determination to see Akins successful his starting 11.
He said: “We’ve known astir it for immoderate time, it’s not conscionable happened but we’re not successful a presumption to comment.”
The court was told the horror unfolded connected March 17, 2022, arsenic Adrian cycled successful the colony of Netherton.
Prosecutor Carmel Pearson said Akins’ plea was accepted by the Crown, who had relayed the accusation to the cyclist’s family.
His Honour Judge Menary told the footballer: “You person pleaded blameworthy to the offence astatine number 2.
“I americium imposing an interim disqualification and you are present disqualified from obtaining oregon getting a driving licence. You indispensable not thrust connected a nationalist road.”
Akins was bailed to instrumentality to tribunal for sentencing connected April 24.
The striker came done the younker academy astatine Huddersfield and made his debut for them successful 2007.
He had stints astatine Northwich Victoria, Hamilton Academical, Partick Thistle, Tranmere Rovers and Stevenage.
Akins spent 8 years astatine Burton Albion earlier helium joined Mansfield successful January 2022.
He has made 4 planetary appearances for Caribbean federation Grenada, who helium qualifies for done his mum.
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