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A green P-plater who took off after hitting a cyclist near Helensburgh, leaving her victim bloodied and suffering multiple fractures on the side of the road, will appeal her jail sentence at a court hearing in July. Talia Jade Van-Rysewyk hit cyclist Brendan Braid as he rode along the Old Princes Highway just before 6.30am on January 5, 2014, flinging the 58-year-old accountant from his bike. She then fled the scene in her damaged Ford Laser and drove to a friend's place, where she attempted to cover up her involvement in the crime. Mr Braid was found by two cyclists a few minutes after the collision and rushed to hospital soon after, with a number of serious injuries. Van-Rysewyk was arrested about a week later, following investigations by police. In May, the 25-year-old was sentenced to a total 18 months' jail, with a non-parole period of nine months. At Sutherland Local Court on Tuesday Van-Rysewyk's lawyer asked to have her client's suitability assessed for community service or an intensive corrections order. The matter will return to court on July 24.

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