Teenage drink driver jailed for five years after killing charity cyclist

Beth Mackie, 19, is jailed for five years after admitting death by dangerous driving after killing Christian Smith in March

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A teenage drink driver has been jailed for five years for killing a father of three who was in the middle of a 24-hour cycling challenge in Kent.

Christian Smith, 38, was hit by Beth Mackie, 19, while riding between Herne Bay and Chestfield at around 4am on March 22 as he was completing the final leg of his 248-mile journey around Kent for charity.

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Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.