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Cement truck driver who killed woman cyclist 'was on the phone and had been drinking'

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 12:48 AM on 15th May 2010
A lorry driver who today admitted running over and killing a City boss while talking on his mobile phone is still to face trial.
Dennis Putz, 51, crushed 39-year-old cyclist Catriona Patel as he turned left into her path near The Oval cricket ground.
Ms Patel died of multiple injuries following the accident captured on council CCTV on June 29, last year.
Putz admitted causing her death by careless driving on the basis that he was using his 'hands-free' set at the wheel of his cement truck.

Missed: Catriona Patel with husband Anish. She was run over and killed by an HGV in Kennington, south London

But prosecutor Jonathan Polnay told Inner London Crown Court: 'We do not accept the plea.'
There will be a trial for the more serious charge of causing death by dangerous driving, he added.
It is claimed Putz had been drinking and holding his mobile to his ear when he hit the victim in rush-hour traffic on Kennington Park Road, at the junction with Harleyford Street.

Dennis Putz is charged with causing death by driving without due care and attention

The barrister added: 'We are abducing toxicology evidence about the amount he had been drinking.'
Judge Peter Grobel allowed the defendant unconditional bail ahead of trial which he fixed for November 8.
Ms Patel, a director at public relations firm Citigate Dewe Rogerson, was in training with her husband, Asish, to take part in L'Etap de Tour.
The event entails amateur cyclists following follow a 107-mile mountainous route covered by the Tour de France professional riders.
Mr Patel, of Clapham, south London, recalled his wife's 'warmth, love and loyalty' as he paid tribute to her at the time of her death.
He added: 'Cat was a strong cyclist who would think nothing of a 100-mile ride up and down mountains - always with a smile! All her family and friends are devastated by her death but feel proud and lucky to have known her.
'Everyone that knew Cat will remember her for her quiet confidence, warmth, love and loyalty.'
Putz, of Mill Corner, Monken Hadley, Hertfordshire, admits causing death by driving without due care and attention.
He denies causing death by dangerous driving.