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Jordan Goody has been jailed for six years after a collision in Plymouth which left 80-year-old war veteran Dilwyn Durham with fatal injuries.
Goody, 26, of Higher Efford Road, Plymouth, was sentenced at Plymouth Crown Court on Friday 8 May after being found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving. Devon and Cornwall Police said he had been pulling wheelies on a KTM motorbike moments before the collision with Mr Durham on Beacon Park Road on Monday 5 February 2024.
Emergency services attended the scene after reports that a motorbike had collided with a pedestrian and that the rider had left the area. Mr Durham, who was described as a local man and war veteran, was taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition but died of his injuries three days later.
Police launched an investigation through the Roads Policing Team and Serious Collisions Unit. Officers identified Goody as the rider, arrested him and later recovered the motorcycle from where it had been hidden. Witnesses told investigators that Goody had been pulling wheelies and overtaking cars shortly before the crash.
Goody denied causing death by dangerous driving but was convicted by a jury on 10 April 2026. As well as the six-year prison sentence, he was banned from driving for six years, extended to nine years, with an extended driving test requirement once he is released.
Detective Sergeant Sam Pullen, from the Serious Collisions Investigation Unit, said no sentence could make up for Goody’s actions. He said Goody had been riding an off-road bike which was uninsured, unlicensed and had no number plate, and had left the scene while Mr Durham lay dying in the road.