Former world champion cyclist Rohan Dennis has received a two-year suspended sentence over a car incident which killed his wife, fellow Olympian Melissa Hoskins.
Hoskins, also a former world champion, died aged 32 after being hit by a car on December 30, 2023, outside the couple’s home in Adelaide, Australia.
Dennis, 34, was sentenced on Wednesday to one year, four months and 28 days in jail, to be suspended for two years, after pleading guilty to one aggravated count of creating the likelihood of harm, per the Australian Associated Press.
Judge Ian Press at the South Australia District Court said Dennis had disregarded the safety of Hoskins, but was not criminally responsible for her death.
The sentence for Dennis was reduced from two years and two months due to his guilty plea, while his driver’s license has been suspended for five years and he has been placed on a two-year good behaviour bond — meaning he will not serve time in prison.
The court had previously heard how Hoskins had held on to the car as her husband attempted to drive off. Judge Press as cited by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), said that while it was “impossible to be precise” about the speed and distance, it was estimated that Dennis continued to drive for about 75 metres at a speed of…
