World champion cyclist Rohan Dennis pens apology letter to late Olympian wife Melissa Hoskins after he avoids jail over crash

Rohan Dennis was sentenced to one-year-and-four-months ’ jail, to be wholly suspended.

Dennis avoided jail for his role in the car crash that killed Melissa Hoskins .

Judge Ian Press said Dennis was not being held responsible for Hoskins’ death, but for his actions leading up to the tragic event.

“You may be physically gone but you will forever be with the kids and I. Not just in the pictures throughout the house, but in our hearts and our thoughts. These will last forever.”.

A blow-up over a kitchen renovation sparked the tragedy, with Dennis and Hoskins arguing over costs at their home.

Dennis left to get away from the exchange and took the family’s Volkswagen Amarok from the garage, driving off into the night.

Hoskins did not want him to leave and jumped onto the hood of the car as Dennis drove down Medindie Lane , behind their home, going at about 12 mph .

Dennis was punished for continuing to drive while Hoskins was on the hood, which Judge Press slammed as “an inherently risky and dangerous act” Dennis , 34 , has no prior criminal history.