Killer lorry driver faces jail

A cement lorry driver who ran over and killed a cyclist  is facing jail. Interior design student Giovanna Cappiello, 29, was killed by Stephen Hempenstall’s 32-tonne truck as she cycled through Battersea on July 4, 2019. The Mercedes Arco cement mixer lorry was fitted with a range of safety measures, including side scanners and specially adapted mirrors, Inner London Crown Court heard. But Hempenstall, 52, failed to look properly or check his visual aids before he turned left across Ms…

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