Professional road racing cyclist Rohan Dennis was charged with the death of his wife, former Olympian Melissa Hoskins, after a car accident on Saturday night. Dennis was released on bail and is due to appear at the Adelaide Magistrates Court on March 13.
Per a report from the Australian Broadcast Corporation, the police statement said that the 33-year-old man, who was not named, had been “arrested and charged with causing death by dangerous driving, driving without due care and endangering life.” Hoskins allegedly grabbed the door handle of a vehicle Dennis was driving and she fell to the ground.
She suffered serious injuries and was rushed to the Royal Adelaide Hospital for treatment, but died in hospital overnight.
Hoskins was a member of the Australian track cycling team that finished fourth at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She won gold in the women’s team pursuit at the 2015 world championships and retired from professional cycling two years later. Hoskins and Dennis married in 2018 and had two children.
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