Rohan Dennis was formally charged with inflicting loss of life by harmful driving and driving with out due care over the incident that resulted within the loss of life of his spouse, Olympian and former world champion Melissa Hoskins.
According to the Australian company AAP, Prosecutor Talia Costi confirmed the costs in entrance of the Magistrates Court in Adelaide.
Former professional bicycle owner and two-time world champion Dennis was arrested in January after Hoskins, 32, sustained critical accidents on the night of December 30 exterior their house in Adelaide. She was taken to a close-by hospital however died on December 31 from her accidents.
Authorities launched Dennis on bail to take care of the couple’s two youngsters whereas they carried out an intensive reconstruction of the incident.
He appeared in courtroom on August 6 however made no statements because the officers confirmed the costs. His attorneys obtained a 12-week extension to determine a plea within the case, pushing a call to October 30.
If discovered responsible, Dennis may withstand 15 years in jail.
Hoskins was a member of the Australian girls’s crew pursuit squad for the London 2012 Olympics, the place the crew completed fourth, and on the Rio Games in 2016 the place they got here fifth.
She was remembered in January in a service the place her father stated, “We’re celebrating a life right this moment that was minimize means too quick. Melissa was simply warming up … her finest performances had been but to return. We are grieving, all of us. There ought to have been extra.”
