00:02A promise to a South Australian court broken by former professional cyclist Rowan Dennis.
00:10The two-time Olympian silent as he walked from court to a waiting Uber
00:15after his lawyer entered a guilty plea to driving while disqualified on his behalf.
00:20Dennis was banned from driving for five years after he pleaded guilty
00:24to the events leading up to the death of his Olympian wife Melissa Hoskins.
00:29He was also sentenced to 17 months behind bars but that term was suspended.
00:36Ms Hoskins died in December 2023 when she was struck by a car driven by Dennis
00:41outside their family home in Medindi in Adelaide's Inner North.
00:46He didn't immediately stop when she jumped on the bonnet of his car during an argument.
00:51Last month police caught the 36 year old driving with two children in the back of his car.
00:57Just a few months after he came under fire for posting a photo of a car to social media
01:03labelling it an absolute weapon.
01:06The charge of driving while disqualified carries a maximum penalty of one year behind bars.
01:12Dennis could also be ordered to serve the 17 month prison term that was suspended by the district court
01:18upon him agreeing to be of good behaviour for two years.
01:22Dennis will now face the district court in September
01:26and will be represented by prominent defence barrister David Edwardson, KC.
01:31A.
01:31CA.
01:32And, when I saw Monday already,
01:32a.
01:32The.
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01:33The.
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