A SUPPLY manager may never drive again after her failure to look in front of her led to the death of a young moped rider, York Crown Court heard.

Andrew Stranex, prosecuting, said Sally Mills, 50, hit Robert Crick on his two-wheeler as she pulled out of a side road to turn right onto the A64 near Malton on December 23.

The 21-year-old from Rillington died from his injuries in hospital. He was a few days short of his 22nd birthday.

Mills had looked left and right and thought the way was clear.

Judge Colin Burn said she had failed to look straight in front of her.

Mills, now of Vine Street, Norton, pleaded guilty to causing Mr Crick's death by careless driving, her first conviction.

Her barrister Steven Garth said: "She has not driven since. She feels she may never drive again. She is truly devastated that she has robbed this young man of his life.

"She recognises that she was entirely to blame for the accident. Every day since the accident, she has thought about what has happened. Every day since the accident she has cried. That grief will be with her for the rest of her life."

Mr Garth said Mills had been on her way to work. She had looked left and right and moved forward onto the A64.

"Immediately there was a very loud bang," he said. "She simply cannot understand why she failed to see Mr Crick on his motorcycle."

Mills was ordered to do 125 hours' unpaid work and pay £120 prosecution costs. She was also banned from driving for 12 months and ordered to take an extended driving test before driving alone again.

The judge told her: "I feel there needs to be a thorough examination of your emotional ability to drive again."

He described the case as a very rare "tragic coming together of circumstances" and that Mr Crick's family had been "devastated" by his death.

Mr Stranex said Mr Crick was riding at about 30mph along the A64 towards Scarborough with a dipped headlight at 7.50am as Mills prepared to drive out of a side road leading to West Knapton where she then lived. The speed limit was 60mph.

Mr Garth said she had known the Mr Crick during his schooldays and the murky conditions may have contributed to her not seeing him.

She had held a driving licence for more than 30 years and until the accident had been a cub scout leader.