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Cyclist fined after riding furiously towards prams while fleeing police in Liverpool
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A 43-year-old cyclist from Liverpool has been convicted and fined £120 after riding furiously at a family with babies in prams while attempting to escape from police. Daniel Kennedy was initially spotted cycling on the pavement while using his mobile phone on Aigburth Road. He fled from officers into oncoming traffic, mounted a pedestrian path, and forced the family to move out of the way before falling off his bike and being detained.
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- Daniel Kennedy, 43, pleaded guilty to dangerous cycling at Wirral magistrates court via the Single Justice Procedure and received a £120 fine.
- Police first spotted Kennedy cycling at speed on the pavement while holding a mobile phone to his ear on Aigburth Road.
- When instructed to stop, Kennedy turned his bike around and rode into oncoming traffic, causing vehicles to brake and swerve.
- While fleeing down a pedestrian path, Kennedy rode furiously towards a family with babies in prams, who had to move quickly to avoid injury.
- Kennedy was apprehended after falling off his bicycle following the pursuit.