Maryland driver guilty in crash that killed bicyclist

[B' Spokes: Another victory for cycling advocates " I thought I hit a deer" is not a valid excuse for a hit-and-run, take note Maryland drivers.]
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By Matt Zapotosky, Washington Post

A driver who fatally struck a Green Party candidate for U.S. Senate who was out riding her bike was convicted Thursday of failing to remain at the scene of an accident involving death and other counts.

Christy Littleford, 43, of Upper Marlboro faces up to 10 years in prison for the September 2010 crash that killed Natasha Pettigrew, 30, a third-year law student at the University of Miami who had taken a break from school to run for office.
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