A motorist who dragged a head teacher to his death for more than a mile under the wheels of his car has been jailed for life for murder.
Simon Richardson crashed into Michael Mullins – who was cycling home from Stretford Grammar School in Trafford, Greater Manchester – on 20 April.
Jurors at Richardson’s trial heard he then stopped to try to dislodge the injured but still-living cyclist before driving on with him still lodged underneath the vehicle.
The judge at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court told Richardson, 35, that he would have to serve a minimum of 25 years in prison.
Richardson has also been banned from driving for life.
The judge, Mrs Justice Brenner KC, told the court: “This is needed to protect the public.”
The court heard Richardson had an “appalling driving record” including previous convictions for drink driving and careless driving.
Brenner said: “You heard him moaning for many minutes and I am sure you knew you were dragging a man who you believed was conscious for four-and-a-half minutes.
“You drove at speed, performed manoeuvres that would cause injury and even though you knew the state he was in, you carried on.”
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