Cyclist who died after collision with car in Cambridgeshire is named

paul.brackley@iliffemedia.co.uk

Published: 14:47, 03 November 2021

| Updated: 14:48, 03 November 2021

A cyclist who died after he was involved in a collision with a car in Cambridgeshire has been named by police.

Chris Mardlin, 58, of The Whaddons, Huntingdon, was riding along Sapley Road near Kings Ripton, close to the B1090 junction, when the collision happened at about 10.40pm on Monday (1 November).

Sapley Road in Kings Ripton, which becomes Kings Ripton Road at its Huntingdon end. Picture: Google Earth Pro

Emergency services attended but Mr Mardlin died at the scene.

Damian Ralph, 39, of no fixed abode, appeared at Peterborough Magistrates' Court today charged with causing death by careless driving while over the legal alcohol limit. He was remanded to appear at Peterborough Crown Court on December 1.

Anyone with information about the collision is asked to contact the Beds, Cambs and Herts Road Policing Unit via web chat at https://bit.ly/3vsiYDw or online forms at www.cambs.police.uk/report quoting incident 486 of 1 November.

The road becomes King Ripton Road as it heads towards Huntingdon, past the Jubilee Gardens.

Anyone without internet access should call 101.

Crime Cycling Death Paul Brackley