Driving ban for woman guilty of causing A30 motorbike death

A woman has been banned from driving and ordered to carry out unpaid work after admitting causing death by driving without due care and attention.

Mitchell Gilbert, 25, from Hayle was killed when his motorbike collided with a car at St Erth,, external Cornwall, on 29 July.

Lydia Beacham, 37, of Praa Sands, Penzance, was banned from driving for a year after pleading guilty to the charge at Truro Magistrates' Court.

Beacham was also ordered to do 200 hours of unpaid work.