her husband fly through the air and hit a wall face first.

She was speaking during an inquest into the death of Dave Miller, who died a week after a cycle accident on October 7, 1998.

Magistrate Edward King adjourned the inquest until Monday when he will deliver his findings.

He was careful to point out that under new coroner's rules, inquests are only to establish the "how, when, and where'' of a person's death.

Mr. King added: "We're not here for who caused his death. And a Coroner's inquest is not a place that people can ride into another court. I am not going to lay blame on anyone.'' Mr. Miller's family was represented by lawyer Delroy Duncan and taxi driver Vincent Ashton Swan's interests were represented by John Cooper.

Mr. King heard that Mr. Miller was riding a cycle with Mrs. Miller as a pillion passenger eastward on Palmetto Road, approaching the junction with Roberts Avenue at about 7.35 a.m..

Police investigator Philip Lewis said Mr. Miller, a Jamaican gardener, swerved around Mr. Swan's taxi and mounted the junction's northeast curb.

Sgt. Lewis said Mr. Miller was thrown from the cycle into a stone pillar, suffering severe injuries to his face and brain.

He admitted there was no evidence to show what speed Mr. Miller was travelling at the time.

Sgt. Lewis' evidence centred around a significant dent in the cycle's rear tyre and wheel, which pointed to the impact onto the curb, instantly deflating the tyre. He said this was because of the weight of two people, not necessarily because of the speed at impact. The two vehicles did not touch.

Mrs. Miller, being taken out for her morning walk back to King Street, said as they approached the junction, the taxi continued northward into the junction.

"Dave was tooting his horn and the taxi still kept coming,'' she said. "He appeared to be coming straight through. He was never late, that is why I can say he was not speeding.'' When Mr. Cooper asked her to clarify a passage in her statement, Mrs. Miller said: "My husband flew through the air and hit the wall. Not the taxi.'' She then broke down and Mr. Cooper declined to ask any more questions.

Mr. Swan said he stopped at the junction, looked both ways and saw nothing approaching before getting midway into the junction and spotting the cycle.

In his statement, he said they were travelling "quite fast'' but in answer to a question from Mr. Duncan, he admitted he could not tell if they were travelling fast or slow.

Medical evidence was given that Mr. Miller died as a result of massive head injuries including multiple fractures of the facial bones.

Doctors fought swelling of the brain by inducing a coma to relieve "intercranial pressure'' but his condition worsened until he died on October 15.

Sgt. Gift, who appeared to use witness statements from five people who were not called, said Mr. Swan's taxi failed to allow Mr. Miller's cycle the right of way at the junction.