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Olympian Rohan Dennis makes major move as he fronts court after driving car that killed his wife

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Rohan Dennis appears in front of the Adelaida court on Friday, where he declared himself guilty of an aggravated position to create a probability of damage.
  • Dennis, 34, appeared before the South Africa District Court on Friday.
  • His wife Melissa Hoskins was hit by the car he was driving

The Olympic cyclist Rohan Dennis declared himself formally guilty of an accident related to the accident that caused the death of his wife, also the Olympic Melissa Hoskins.

Dennis, 34, was arrested after Hoskins, 32, was hit by his vehicle in front of his house in Medindie, inside the northern Adelaida, on December 30, 2023.

Mrs. Hoskins suffered serious injuries in the accident and the paramedics took her to the Royal Adelaide hospital, where she died.

In an accusation of guilt in the District Court of South Africa on Friday, prosecutor Stephanie Moore said that although statements on the impact of the victim in the appearance would not be presented to the court, “I can indicate that there will be some soon.”

“However, we still have to determine the wishes of the people who provided those statements, who will read them and if they will be read aloud to the court,” he said.

In December 2024, Dennis appeared before the Court of Magistrates of Adelaida to respond to the dangerous driving charges that caused death and a position aggravated by driving without due care.

Rohan Dennis appears in front of the Adelaida court on Friday, where he declared himself guilty of an aggravated position to create a probability of damage.

The position is related to the death in December 2023 of his wife, also the Olympic athlete Melissa Hoskins (in the photo together), who was killed by a car that led outside his house.

The position is related to the death in December 2023 of his wife, also the Olympic athlete Melissa Hoskins (in the photo together), who was killed by a car that led outside his house.

But prosecutors withdrew those charges and replaced them with an aggravated position to create damage probability.

At that hearing, Dennis’s lawyer, Jane Abbey KC, said the base of the new position was imprudence.

“So Mr. Dennis had no intention of damaging his wife and this position does not attribute any responsibility for his death,” he said.

Judge Justin Wickens told Dennis that he had driven when his wife was in his vehicle or near him, knowing that he was likely to cause damage or recklessly indifferent to whether damage was caused.

It was an aggravated crime because they were in a relationship.

It entails a maximum penalty of seven years in jail and five years of loss of driving license.

Dennis (in the photo with Hoskins) has not been accused of any responsibility for his death.

Dennis (in the photo with Hoskins) has not been accused of any responsibility for his death.

On Friday, Judge Ian Press postponed the matter until April 14, when the sentence presentations and the impact statements of the victims will be heard.

Mrs. Hoskins competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games on the track in team persecution and was in the team that won the 2015 world title.

Dennis won two world titles in the counterreloj en route, as well as silver in team persecution at the 2012 Olympic Games and bronze in the counterreloj en route at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

He became the seventh Australian in dressing the yellow jersey as a career leader in the Tour of France by winning the opening counter in 2015, establishing a race record for its average speed.

He also won the 2015 Tour Down Under in South Australia.

Mrs. Hoskins was buried in her hometown of Perth and in February a public commemorative service was held in Adelaida. Dennis attended the service with his two children.

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