A man killed a lone motorcyclist by deliberately crashing into him in a random and unprovoked attack.
Paul Barrett repeatedly drove through the Wiltshire village of Dinton at 80mph before spotting lone motorcyclist Ryan Brindley on December 22 last year.
The dash cam in Barrett’s Volkswagen Touran then captured him turning to follow the bike before deliberately crashing into it.
Mr Brindley, 43, was then carried along the road on top of the car before falling to the ground. He died on the spot.
The two men had never interacted before the crash, which Wiltshire Police said appeared to be completely accidental.
Barrett, of White Road in Mere, appeared at Winchester Crown Court today (December 20) where he pleaded guilty to manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility.
The 42-year-old has been remanded in custody pending sentencing at a date to be set in January.
The court heard Barrett claimed he was traveling to Wilton for a pre-arranged meeting.
But the dashcam showed him repeatedly driving on Dinton roads at 30mph at speeds of 80mph.
After spotting Mr Brindley, he drove at high speed along the B3089 Hindon Road to catch up with him and crashed into the back of his bike.
Chief Inspector Simon Child, of Wiltshire Police’s Major Crime Investigation Team, said: “The killing of Ryan Brindley appears to have been a completely random and unprovoked incident.
“When we were able to view the dashcam footage from the car Barrett was driving, it was clear that he was driving around the Dinton area and then changed direction to follow Ryan when he spotted his motorcycle.
“We do not believe they were known to each other or that there was any previous interaction between the pair.
“Ryan appears to have been targeted entirely at random.
“I would like to pay tribute to Ryan’s family who have suffered such a sad loss and thank them for their support during the police investigation.
“It is almost exactly one year to the day that Ryan was taken from them in the cruelest of circumstances and my thoughts remain with them at this extremely difficult time.”
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