Van driver who deliberately ran over cyclist in road rage row jailed but avoids driving ban

“Van driver who deliberately ran over cyclist in road rage row jailed but avoids driving ban”

A van driver who deliberately ran over a cyclist has been jailed for more than three years, but spared a driving ban. Mark Okotie, 44, was delivering blood products to a south London hospital in March 2024 when he became embroiled in a road rage row. Woolwich Crown Court heard how Okotie had moved his van into the left lane "seemingly without looking", and came close to the male cyclist on New Cross Road. At the following set of traffic lights, the cyclist then spat in Okotie's direction, which…