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Catherine Hitchcock, 49, the headteacher of Donhead Preparatory School in London, which costs £20,000 per year, pleaded guilty to driving without due care after she caused a cyclist to break his wrists on February 10 in Wimbledon, southwest London. She did not hit the cyclist directly but pulled into the path of Robert Atkinson's bicycle at a mini roundabout, causing him to fall off and sustain injuries. Hitchcock was fined £911 and given five penalty points for her actions.
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Catherine Hitchcock, 49, the headmistress of Donhead Preparatory School in London, which costs £20,000 per year, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving at Lavender Hill Magistrates' Court on February 14. On February 10, she caused cyclist Robert Atkinson to sustain a broken wrist when she pulled her Peugeot into his path at a mini roundabout on Belvedere Grove in Wimbledon, south-west London. Although Hitchcock did not hit the cyclist directly, she admitted that this action forced him off his bike, leading to his injury. She also serves as a governor at Putney High School and was not present during her court appearance, with her lawyer apologizing on her behalf for causing the crash. The incident occurred near her £1.8 million home and between her school premises, which actor Tom Holland once attended.
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A headteacher at a top London private school has admitted to driving without due care after she left a cyclist with a broken wrist.
Catherine Hitchcock, 49, headmistress of £20,000-a-year Donhead Preparatory School, caused cyclist Robert Atkinson to fracture his wrists when she pulled into his path at a mini roundabout on Belvedere Grove in Wimbledon, south-west London on February 10.
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Ms Hitchcock, who is also a governor of Putney High School, did not hit the cyclist with her Peugeot but caused him to fall forward onto his handlebars and off his bike, sustaining his injury.
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The accident took place in the affluent Wimbledon Village, in between her school, which was previously attended by actor Tom Holland, and her £1.8million house.
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She was not in attendance at Lavender Hill Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday afternoon and her lawyer pleaded guilty on her behalf.
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He said she admitted the cyclist had the right of way and she apologised for causing Mr Atkinson to fall off his bike.
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He added there was a ‘significant distance’ between her car and the cyclist and the injuries were only ‘minor’.
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Ms Hitchcock previously had a fully clean licence and was fined £911 and handed five penalty points.
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Catherine Hitchcock, 49, headmistress of £20,000-a-year Donhead Preparatory School, caused cyclist Robert Atkinson to fracture his wrists
Ms Hitchcock, who is also a governor of Putney High School, did not hit the cyclist with her Peugeot but caused him to fall forward
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The headmistress studied geography at the University of Oxford, where she also completed her PGCE.
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She later undertook further teaching qualifications at University College London.
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She began her career at Finchley Catholic High School in 1999 as a geography teacher.
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The 49-year-old joined Donhead Preparatory School, attended by England rugby player Danny Cipriani, in 2015 and was Assistant Headteacher until 2021.
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Ms Hitchcock became headteacher in January 2024.
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She has acted as governor for a range of elite London private schools and works with the Independent Schools Inspectorate, a Department for Education body to inspect private schools.
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- A previous version of this article incorrectly said that Ms Hitchcock pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and that she had 'crashed' into the cyclist.
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In fact, she pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention and did not collide with the cyclist.
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The article has been amended to make this clear.
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