Lee Beevers, 27, from Normanton, West Yorkshire, has had his original sentence overturned and been detained in prison for six years instead of four under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.
He struck cyclist Alan Tankard, 33, on Wakefield Road in April 2022, leaving him to die in the road without calling for assistance. Beevers was driving his friend’s Honda Civic with several passengers, some of whom had pleaded for him to slow down as he reached speeds of up to 82mph.
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