A e-bike rider who knocked down and killed an 86-year-old on a zebra crossing has been jailed for six years and nine months. Billy Stokoe, 19, was over the cannabis limit when he crashed into Gloria Stephenson in Sunderland on 16 May 2025. Stokoe was riding an illegal and defective Sur-Ron e-bike bike at the time. Newcastle Crown Court earlier heard that he held his mobile phone in his left hand, despite the left-sided brake being the only one that worked, and rode for half a mile in that manner. Dashcam footage showed that he did not slow down or try to avoid Mrs Stephenson, who was walking her daughter’s dog and trying to complete her 10,000 steps a day when she was struck. Stokoe was thrown off the bike but did not stop to help. Instead, he rode off to change his clothes and hide the bike at a friend’s house.…