Killer cement lorry driver spared jail

A cement lorry driver who ran over and killed a cyclist after failing to spot her in his mirrors has been spared 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…