Death of motorcyclist was 'mistake' jury told
A driver made 'a mistake in judgement' failing to see an oncoming motorcycle as he turned at a junction resulting in a crash which killed the rider, a court was told.
Steven Parkes, of Stourbridge, denies causing the death of Antony Corbett by careless driving.
During the opening day of a trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court yesterday, the jury was told Mr Corbett, of Dudley, had suffered fatal injuries following the collision along the Birmingham New Road at 2pm on October 25 last year.
The court was told Parkes, 34, of Cobden Street, Stourbridge, was turning right into Ivyhouse Lane at the time the crash took place.
But Mr Howard Searle, prosecuting, said another driver travelling behind Parkes had seen the motorbike travelling in the opposite direction and wondered what Parkes 'was doing'.
The trial continues.
