A MOTORCYCLIST accused of causing the death of a pedestrian by driving dangerously has said witnesses' descriptions of his driving is "sickening".

Mark Dalgleish, aged 27, of Lennox Street, Weymouth, is standing trial at Dorchester Crown Court charged with causing death by dangerous driving.

His brother David Dalgleish, aged 32, of Newstead Road, Weymouth, has already pleaded guilty to dangerous driving.

Prosecutor Rufus Taylor told the jury that on Sunday, October 11 at around 5pm, 87-year-old Christopher Dursley was crossing Preston Beach Road with his wife Grace at the pedestrian crossing.

He said: "Coming from the right driving towards Bowleaze there were a number of cars, four in particular.

"Mark Dalgleish and his brother David Dalgleish were both on high-powered motorbikes driving towards Bowleaze. They were driving dangerously.

"They pulled out to overtake the cars, David first, who went the wrong way around a traffic island. He brother then followed. He simply didn't see Mr and Mrs Dursley.

"By the time he did see them it was too late. He crashed straight into Mr Dursley, flew off his bike and crashed into a lamppost."

Mr Taylor told the court that Mr Dursley suffered serious internal and external injuries and died at the scene.

He added: "Mark Dalgleish's driving was reckless, ridiculous and nothing short of dangerous."

Witness described seeing both motorbikes carry out overtaking manoeuvres just before the collision, with one described as travelling “like a bat out of hell”.

Deborah New was in the car immediately behind the motorbike when the incident occurred.

She described how the second bike “cut in” in front of them just before she saw an elderly man and woman crossing the road and realised there was likely to be a collision.

Mrs New said: “The lady looked round, I assume she has seen a motorcycle coming and she turned and held the gentleman’s arm, I assume it was to hurry him up.

“As she grabbed his arm, he turned to look to where she was saying it was coming from and it hit him.”

Another witness Sheila Whatmough said: “They didn’t stand a chance it was so fast.”

She described earlier how the first motorbike “went off like a bat out of hell” before the second bike followed moments later.

When he was interviewed by police, Mark Dalgleish said he could not recollect anything after his brother had gone to overtake the cars in front of them.

When he was read the accounts of witnesses, he replied: “It’s just sickening that manner of driving.”

Giving evidence Mark Dalgleish said his brother and himself had driven from the Clock Tower up over Greenhill and stopped at the set of traffic lights by the Sea Life Centre.

He told the jury that his brother's driving had "concerned him" as he couldn't predict where he was behind him when driving over Greenhill and towards the Sea Life Centre.

He said: "At the lights there were two cars in front of us and a few cars behind. My brother was on my left-hand side. I told him to go on. The next thing I remember is waking up in hospital.

"I feel horrible and I am so sorry for what happened.

"I can't defend my driving because I can't remember."

The trial continues.