Heartbroken family of Dominos delivery driver knocked off and killed by reckless driver reveal anguish as she walks free

THE devastated family of a teen delivery driver knocked off his bike and killed by a careless motorist have revealed their heartache as she escapes jail.

Ivy Rowe, 20, slammed into Domino's driver Lee Dennis in her Peugeot 206 causing him to suffer catastrophic injuries when he was thrown from his motorbike.

The reckless driver had been turning right in Clapham, south London, and insisted she didn't see the 18-year-old - even though he was only around 13m from her when she started the manoeuvre.

Rowe denied causing death by careless driving but was convicted after trial at Inner London Crown Court last month.

The University of Kingston student walked free from court after the judge handed her a 12-month community order and 200 hours unpaid work.

Lee's devastated family revealed their anguish over his death in an emotional victim impact statement read to the court.

His father Lee Dennis Snr said: "Lee was caring and loving with a quirky sense of humour.
"He was a very careful rider which had been drummed into him and he is missed every day by his family.

"The defendant has taken away part of the jigsaw of our family and we will never be the same again

"None of us can move forward, it's like we are frozen in time."

Lee's mother Sarah Jackson said that Lee had always been very hard working and ambitious.

She added that as a young teenager, Lee had built up a window cleaning business before he qualified for his bike licence.

Brother Aaron said: "He was both the funniest and the most thoughtful person.

"He was very kind and he always had a way of speaking and acting appropriately when I was down."

Sentencing, Judge Mark Bishop QC said: "Mr Dennis was there to see when you started to turn, but you failed to see him with tragic consequences.

"These consequences extended to the impact it had on Mr Dennis's family.

"He was clearly a fine young man who was deeply loved by them and Mr Dennis's family have been a dignified presence throughout these proceedings.

";No sentencing exercise in a case like this can compensate the family for their suffering."

The court heard Rowe's studies had been affected since the crash and that she had been having counselling for the last year to try and come to terms with the incident.

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