A Waipu truck driver who struck and killed a cyclist - his second conviction for careless driving causing death - has escaped a jail sentence.
Ian Donald McLean, 51, appeared for sentencing in the Whangarei District Court yesterday, after earlier pleading guilty.
McLean was driving a cattle truck that struck Whangarei travel agent and cyclist Lynley MacDonald, 34, on Pipiwai Rd, about 250m from the intersection with Kokopu Rd, on September 23, 2008.
She was riding about 10m behind her father, Ross MacDonald, when McLean, who was driving at 80km/h, struck her.
McLean was convicted on a similar charge in 1987.
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