Driver spared prison after killing motorcyclist due to 'genuine mistake'

A judge has ruled a crash that killed a motorcyclist a "genuine mistake", caused by an "error of judgement" on behalf of the driver involved.

Sentencing at Chelmsford Crown Court, Judge Patricia Lynch accepted Francisco Javier Ayala's guilty of causing death by careless driving plea, following the crash on September 16 last year, which killed biker Derek Benad-Smith.