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Deinsberg St-Hilaire was driving 80 km/h in a 50 km/h zone, according to court testimony Tuesday, when his truck struck and killed Andy Nevin, a father of two who was cycling along Leitrim Road on June 28, 2015.

St-Hilaire, now 42, pleaded not guilty to dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death and failing to remain at the scene.

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He entered a guilty plea at Monday’s arraignment to related charges of obstructing police.

His non-jury trial is scheduled for three weeks.

Court was shown footage from City of Ottawa traffic cameras showing Nevin, 39, cycling along the shoulder as he crosses the intersection of Gilligan and Leitrim Road around 6 a.m. that day.

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St-Hilaire’s white Ford F-250 is then seen passing through the same intersection moments before the fatal crash, which was not captured on camera.

Adam Cybanski, a former military helicopter pilot who now analyzes collision footage to determine vehicle velocity, told court from his calculations, “It looks very much like the (truck) was going close to 80 km/h.”