Olympic cyclist Rohan Dennis has pled guilty to a lesser charge after a car crash which resulted in the death of his wife Melissa Hoskins.
On Tuesday, the 34-year-old attended Adelaide 's Magistrates Court as he struck a plea deal with prosecutors to drop a charge of dangerous driving causing death and an aggravated charge of driving without due care, following almost 12 months of discussions.
Rohan Dennis has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge that carries a maximum penalty of seven years in prison. Picture: Supplied. "What is agreed that will happen today is that there will be a plea to count three … the original charges will be dropped," she told the court."There was no intention of Mr Dennis to harm his wife and this charge does not charge him with any responsibility for her death."
It’s believed Major Crash Investigators will allege Hoskins jumped onto the car bonnet and Dennis continued to drive until she fell to the ground.She was a former Australian track and road racing cyclist competing in the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympics for track cycling.She announced her retirement in 2017 and soon after started a family with Dennis.
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