Mansfield Town striker Lucas Akins has been given a 14-month jail sentence for causing the death of a cyclist in 2022.
The 36-year-old Huddersfield-born player learned his fate at Leeds Crown Court over the death of 33-year-old Adrian Daniel.
Akins last played in Mansfield’s League One clash on MondayGettyAkins pleaded guilty last month and will serve half of his sentence in custody before being released on licence.
Responding to the news, the League One club, who he last played for on Monday, said on Thursday: “Mansfield Town Football Club acknowledges today’s decision by Leeds Crown Court concerning Lucas Akins following a tragic road traffic accident in March 2022.
“Mansfield Town Football Club offers its sincere and deepest condolences to the family of Adrian Daniel at this difficult time.
“The club is considering its position with regards to Lucas and will be making no further comment at this stage.”
Handing down the sentence, Judge Alex Menary said: “You are now 36 and until your guilty plea to this offence you were of previous good character.
“You pleaded guilty on the day of trial and communicated that plea shortly before that to the court and CPS. You had in fact been arraigned at an adjourned PTPH where it had been indicated in open court such a plea was acceptable.”
Of Daniel the judge continued: “He was wearing a helmet cam that recorded his journey and the moment of impact with your vehicle.
“Mr Daniel was not breaking the speed limit and had adopted an appropriate road position.
“As he approached the junction you appeared. You brought your vehicle to a momentary complete halt. The video shows you did not [stop].
“On any analysis, it does not seem you would have had sufficient time to do those checks and it is plain you did not carry them out because if you had done so you would have seen Mr Daniel who was able to be seen.
“In event you failed to see Mr Daniel and you collided with him, it was clear to emergency services he sustained brain injuries and he succumbed to those days later.
“It is right to say your failure to accept fault for the collision has only furthered that impact [on Mr Daniel’s family].”
After announcing the 14-month sentence and disqualifying Adkins from driving for a year, the judge said: “It is plain to me you are someone who is highly unlikely to trouble the courts again.
“There is strong personal mitigation here, however it is against that it seems to be the appropriate punishment can only be achieved by immediate custody.”
Akins has been a professional footballer since 2007 when he debuted with local side Huddersfield in League One.
He’s also an international for Granada, with whom he has two goals in four games.
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