Harley Lea would have turned 18 today
The younger sibling of a teenager who was killed in a horror crash makes a heartbreaking gesture to his big brother every time he sees a postbox.
"Harley would light up any room he walked into with his big smile. Harley would always do anything to help anyone."He was about to embark on the beginning of his journey to adulthood. This was taken away from him. His grandma was meanwhile unable to attend the funeral as she was undergoing treatment for cancer. Ms Lea's statement said: "She will never get over the fact of how my boy was taken away."Our lives have been destroyed for eternity. It feels like this happened for no reason and nothing can be done to fix it."
The sibling, Benjamin Glover, was said to have returned from work at around 7pm on October 3 last year and parked and padlocked his bike behind his gate. Then, at around 11.45pm, his mum Vivian Glover was disturbed by noises outside and saw a "group of males pushing her son's motorbike away, having cut the chain".
His car subsequently collided with the Benelli on Park Road, causing it to fall onto its side and slide onto the pavement. Its rider Alexander Owen and Leeland Lea fled on foot after receiving only minor injuries. Mr O'Byrne said that the crown's case was that Glover "used his car as a weapon", "deliberately driving his car at them with terrible consequences". But he said in his evidence that he "didn't expect one of the bikes to slow down", while he had "smashed his brakes" in a bid to avoid making contact.
Mr Lea's bike meanwhile was said to have been driven at roughly 34 to 39mph, with the other motorcycle at between 41 and 47mph. She added: "The defendant was driving well in excess of the speed limit, with the result that he was unable to stop or manoeuvre to avoid the collision." A woman in the public gallery was heard to quietly mutter "was it f***" at this stage. Mr Reiz added that the "loving" dad to a six-year-old daughter now suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and panic attacks as a result, and has self-harmed while in custody.
"He is someone who would never dream of committing a criminal offence but has committed a serious one, leading to a significant sentence of imprisonment. In the heat of the moment, he got carried away. "He has not seen his daughter for a year - she is too young to understand, and he is too embarrassed to admit to her where he is. He will miss the most important years of her development because he is in custody."
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