On television tonight: The killer hit-and-run driver who ran over OAP in Todwick after inhaling laughing gas
The tragic story of how a hit-and-run driver killed a pedestrian - and police efforts to catch him - is on television this evening (Monday, January 26).
Crash Scene Investigators, at 9pm on Channel 5, covers the death of 81-year-old Graham Slinn, who was walking his bike across the A57 near Todwick in Rotherham - and the hunt for Cain Byrne who drove off after hitting him.
The programme hears from PC Joe Binley, of the Serious Collisions Unit, who talks about the work that led to Derbyshire man Cain Byrne being jailed for more than 16 years.
Graham’s family will also share how the experience of losing their husband, dad and grandfather has affected their lives.
Cain Byrne, who was 20, was charged with causing death by dangerous driving, driving while disqualified and driving with no insurance.
He pleaded guilty to all charges and was jailed at Sheffield Crown Court in July last year for 16-and-a-half-years.
During sentencing, Judge Jeremy Richardson KC noted that Byrne had been caught ‘consuming nitrous oxide (laughing gas) whilst driving’ on the day of the collision.
The programme is also downloadable from Channel 4 from Tuesday, January 27. It is episode four.