Sandro Posted December 31, 2023 Share Rohan Dennis charged in relation to the death of his wife Melissa Hoskins Australian media report that the former rider was arrested and charged for causing death by dangerous driving. Various media outlets in Australia have reported that retired professional cyclist Rohan Dennis has been charged over his wife’s death, Melissa Dennis, née Hoskins According to reports Melissa Dennis died from injuries in hospital after the incident took place on Saturday night. Rohan Dennis, 33, was charged with causing death by dangerous driving, driving without due care and endangering life. He has been released on bail until a later date. ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) first reported that local emergency services were called to a suburb in Medindie, Adelaide after 8pm on Saturday following reports that a female had been hit by a driver. The news outlet confirmed that the woman suffered suffered serious injuries and was taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital for treatment, but died overnight. Hoskins was 32 years old and a mother of two. She and Dennis married in 2018. Rohan Dennis is set to appear at Adelaide Magistrates Court on March 13 to face his charges. Hoskins was a highly successful pro cyclist in her own right, winning titles and races both on the road and track. As a young rider she was awarded a cycling scholarship by the Australian Institute of Sport and in 2015 she became a world champion as part of Australia's team pursuit squad. Hoskins also competed at both the London and Rio Olympic Games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babse Posted December 31, 2023 Share 😳 What the actual ****. Hoping this turns and it was a freak accident after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetplant Posted December 31, 2023 Share Waiting for more info before commenting more. All the best in troubling times to a family with small kids that lost their mother Danger Dassie and DieselnDust 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Dassie Posted December 31, 2023 Share Not sure where the OP article is from, but quite a few outlets reporting similarly. Terribly tragic with two little ones whose world is cruelly upturned. https://velo.outsideonline.com/news/rohan-dennis-charged-with-causing-death-of-olympian-wife-melissa-hoskins-in-crash/# Vetplant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Dassie Posted December 31, 2023 Share https://www.facebook.com/share/p/MKT8FCcYvF8UXwtG/?mibextid=WC7FNe Vetplant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OVERDRIVE Posted December 31, 2023 Share Geez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morph Posted December 31, 2023 Share Very tragic. Vetplant and Meezo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebra Posted January 1 Share …just for clarity: the ‘SA’ in the picture … ‘ SA Champion Cyclist…’ relates to South Australia, and NOT South Africa… Chris Headshot and nonky 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbr Posted January 1 Share 15 hours ago, Danger Dassie said: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/MKT8FCcYvF8UXwtG/?mibextid=WC7FNe Geee some media went ballistic with sensational titles picturing him as straight up murderer. I hope it was an accident as stated above, at least the kids will still have a father... Zebra, nonky, Prince Albert Cycles and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted January 1 Share 5 minutes ago, Jbr said: Geee some media went ballistic with sensational titles picturing him as straight up murderer. I hope it was an accident as stated above, at least the kids will still have a father... In Australia the state can decide if you were negligent and/or your actions caused harm or death. I understood that he has been charged by the state for basically making a bad judgement call that put his wife's life in danger It's tricky as the law dictates they 'should' investigate the incident while humanity suggests they should let the family mourn. 'If' he ran over his wife as is alleged, he will be dealing with some demons I wouldn't wish on anyone. For me, the sensationalism is part of the algorithm, clicks, interaction and linked discussions can be tracked, so the more they can engage with the facebook/Bikehub/PinkBike drama queens the 'better' the story does. It's really sad, the whole thing. Including the state of news and reporting. Adding in 'Olympic athlete' and listing other palmares in the title instead of saying 'Wife and Mother' is an immediate red flag DieselnDust, Frosty, Sandro and 5 others 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OVERDRIVE Posted January 1 Share I saw that “party trick” line and I really hope there is more to the story. What in the **** party trick would that be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Dassie Posted January 1 Share 2 hours ago, Jbr said: Geee some media went ballistic with sensational titles picturing him as straight up murderer. I hope it was an accident as stated above, at least the kids will still have a father... Didn’t really see much of that, think a lot of it is also down to people’s own interpretation of what is breaking news of a tragic incident involving two relatively high profile people. Regardless, the net effect is heartbreaking. Zebra 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandro Posted January 1 Share https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12915905/Rohan-Dennis-Melissa-Hoskins-cyclist-new-details.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=social-twitter_mailonline This story gets more and more bizarre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Dassie Posted January 1 Share 23 minutes ago, Sandro said: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12915905/Rohan-Dennis-Melissa-Hoskins-cyclist-new-details.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=social-twitter_mailonline This story gets more and more bizarre. Daily Mail is the last source to be quoting any measure of credibility. It’s a quasi right wing, sensationalist baiting tabloid. El Duderino and justinafrika 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Dassie Posted January 1 Share Vetplant and Prince Albert Cycles 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandro Posted January 1 Share 41 minutes ago, Danger Dassie said: Daily Mail is the last source to be quoting any measure of credibility. It’s a quasi right wing, sensationalist baiting tabloid. Agreed but name me one media source these days that isn't clickbait and sensationalist. One worse than the next. nonky and Thin Al 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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