A COURT has heard how a good Samaritan tried to help an elderly Reading woman after she was allegedly hit by a motorbike.

Eyewitness Callum Harte pulled over near the crossing the A329 Wokingham Road at Cemetery Junction in Reading just before 11am on May 23, 2020 to help Brigid Ita Guidera, 76, after the collision.

Rider Lawrence Tozer, 26, of no fixed abode, is currently on trial at Reading Crown Court charged with one count of causing death by dangerous driving and causing death by driving while under the influence of cannabis.

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Giving evidence on Tuesday (February 21), Mr Harte told the court that he did ‘all he could’ to help Ms Guidera who he had seen ‘flying through the air’ moments before.

He said: “It was a 30mph speed limit and I was speeding going approximately 38mph. I heard the sound of [the motorbike] and by the time it I heard it and was looking for it, it had already gone past me.

“As I was going round [to my right] I saw an object flying in the air with the motorbike flying across the road so I pulled into the bus lane - the object that I thought was flying turned out to be an elderly lady.

“I could hear [the defendant] and then I saw him but with all due respect because he was making noise I prioritised the lady who wasn’t making noise.

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“There was a little bit of language [from the defendant], ‘You stupid f****** b****’. He probably didn’t realise what had happened.

“The lady was breathing heavily and then it went shallow and I stopped anyone contaminating the scene. My focus was on the lady and I told two people to phone ambulances.”

Defending Tozer, James McCrindell argued that Mr Harte’s speed was probably ‘fluctuating’ at the time and suggested the motorbike was actually driving ‘closer to 30mph’.

But Mr Harte disagreed, replying: “No. When he passed me I was doing 37 to 38mph and that was with slowing down due to the traffic in front of me.”

Mr McCrindell also argued in cross-examination that Mr Harte was ‘mistaken’ about what he heard after the collision.

He said: “I want to suggest to you that you made a mistake or were wrong when you heard the rider say, ‘You stupid f****** b****,’ that’s not correct. What may have happened is you may have heard someone else speaking or you misunderstood.”

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Mr Harte disagreed again, replying: “No, I heard him as everyone else was silent in shock.”

The trial continues.