Man admits causing 81-year-old cyclist's death
A man has admitted causing the death of an 81-year-old cyclist who was killed in a crash in Rotherham.
Graham Slinn, from Sheffield, was struck by a dark blue Volkswagen Golf on the A57 near Todwick at about 15:15 BST on 4 April and was pronounced dead at the scene.
At Sheffield Crown Court on Monday, Cain Byrne, 20, admitted causing Mr Slinn's death by driving dangerously, driving without a licence and driving without insurance.
Byrne, of Redvers Buller Road, Chesterfield, was warned by a judge it was "highly likely" he would face a "sentence of some substance".
Mr Slinn's family previously paid tribute to the carer from Gleadless, describing him as "gentle, funny and kind to his core".
"He and my mum were about to celebrate 60 years of marriage," his daughter said.
"Now she faces silence, heartbreak, and a future without the man who made her laugh every day."
Byrne is due to be sentenced on 27 June.
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