A popular uncle spent his 21st birthday in hospital before dying the following day after a tragic crash in south Liverpool.
Reece Clarke was riding his motorbike on Menlove Avenue when he was hit by a blue transit van.
The driver of that vehicle, John Anthony Henry, has now been found guilty of causing death by careless driving.
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Mr Clarke was riding towards the city centre when he was hit at around 4.40pm on April 23, 2019.
He was taken to hospital for severe head injuries and spent the following day, his birthday, with his family at his bedside.
Mr Clarke, who had been travelling home from the first day of a new job at the time of the crash, then died on April 25.
In a touching tribute after his death, his family said: "He will be remembered for being a lovely, caring, generous young man. His passion in life was gaming and social media, but he always made time for his family.
"Reece had the most outgoing personality and he was loved by everyone.
"He was the greatest uncle to his nephew and a loving brother to his sister."
Henry was interviewed by police and later charged with causing death by careless driving, which he denied.
Jurors at Liverpool Crown Court found him guilty following a short trial, however, and he is due to be sentenced next month.
The court heard the 41-year-old had been travelling with workmates to price a building job at the time of the crash.
The collision unfolded as the workman turned right from Menlove Avenue onto Cromptons Lane, near Calderstones Park.
The Crown Prosecution Service said he "edged slowly through standing traffic in the opposite carriageway" which was waiting to turn right and that he did not see Mr Clarke coming in the lane nearest the pavement.
Henry later said he thought the lights were on red on that carriageway and that all traffic had come to a standstill.
The junction has since undergone a major safety upgrade led by Liverpool Council.
District Crown Prosecutor Victoria Colvin said: “On the day of this incident, John Henry committed an error of judgement that had tragic consequences.
“He claimed initially that he saw standing traffic in the lane that the victim was travelling on and that, as a result, he thought the lights were on red.
“But this claim was not substantiated by witnesses or evidence from the scene. The only standing traffic was that waiting to turn into the opposite carriageway.
“It is fair to say that Mr Henry has been devastated by what happened on that day. He lost his livelihood for a time and he has struggled to come to terms with the results of his actions.
"In court, after the verdict, he bravely expressed an apology to Mr Clarke’s family.
“But it is also true to say that, the fact that he didn’t check to his left as he moved across the carriageway or look back to see if the lights were on red, meant that a young man spent his 21st birthday in hospital, his family at his bedside, and passed away the following day.
“His family now have to try and move forward with their lives without him. We hope that this guilty conviction will help them in some way.
"The Crown Prosecution Service would like to thank them and all the witnesses who have helped us build this prosecution. Our thoughts remain with the family and friends of Mr Clarke at this very difficult time.”
