Grieving widow demands stronger penalties for killer drivers
Leighanne Glanister lost her husband Ian in a tragic incident in 2019
Ian Glanister with his daughter Jennifer (Image: Leighanne Glanister)
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A MAN who was convicted of causing death by careless driving following a fatal collision in Cheshire has now been sentenced. Gordon Hyland, of Bexton Lane, Knutsford was found guilty of the charge following a four day trial at Chester Crown Court which concluded on Monday, December 7. The 50-year-old has reappeared at Chester Crown Court on Friday, January 8, 2021, where he was handed a n 18 month community order and 150 hours unpaid work. Hyland was also banned from driving for 12 months and will be required to undertake an extended retest. The conviction relates to a collision which occurred on Thursday, March 28, 2019, on the A50 Manchester Road.
THE wife of a former police officer killed by careless driving told a court how her whole world fell apart the moment he died, as the man responsible was sentenced. During an emotional reading of her personal statement, Leighanne Glanister, told Chester Crown Court how she had been talking on the phone to Ian during the moment of the fatal collision on March 28 2019. Dad-of-two, Ian Glanister from Parr, was riding on his motorcycle on Manchester Road in Knutsford when he was involved in a collision with Gordon Hyland s Mercedes, as he was leaving Cottons Hotel in Knutsford at around 6.25pm.