Aerospace chief caused death of top cyclist Pat Kenny

Record breaking cyclist Pat Kenny's death in a road crash on the A38 in Staffordshire was caused by the careless driving of an aircraft safety chief, jurors have ruled.

Andrew Mylrea's BMW hit the veteran cyclist when the Rolls Royce engineer was pulling off on to the Clay Mills slip road, near Burton, at a speed of around 60mph.

Mr Kenny, aged 72, from Spring Lane, Whittington, near Lichfield suffered massive injuries and died at the scene. Mr Kenny broke nine national Road Records Association records in a 28 year period.

His Birmingham to London tandem record with Les Lowe in 1981 still stands.

A jury at Stafford Crown Court found Mylrea, aged 46, of Faraday Road, Stretton, near Burton guilty of causing Mr Kenny's death by careless driving, a charge the defendant had denied, following a four-day trial.

He was remanded on bail for reports by Judge Simon Tonking and will be sentenced later.

Hugh O'Brien-Quinn, prosecuting, told the jury: "Mr Kenny was in no way at fault for this collision. You know he had taken every care to make sure he could be seen.

He was wearing a high visibility jacket and had flashing LED lights.

"He was cycling safely and carefully, in the correct position on the road."

An issue had been made over the fact that there was a cycle track on the opposite carriageway but Mr O'Bri-en-Quinn said: "He was entitled to be on that road."

In his defence, Mylrea had said he did not see Mr Ken-ny on his bike and thought the slip road was clear.

Mylrea is expected to be sentenced later this month.