Jail for cyclist who mowed down and killed HR exec

A ‘thrill-seeking’ cyclist who hit and killed a mother-of-two while illegally riding an Olympic-style track bike without a front brake was jailed for 18 months. Former bicycle courier Charlie Alliston, 20, crashed into HR executive Kim Briggs, 44, at up to 14mph as she tried to cross a busy road on her lunch break in central London. As Ms Briggs lay dying in hospital from severe head injures, Alliston blamed her for the crash in a series of online posts…