HGV driver jailed for phone crash!

An HGV driver jailed for killing one man and badly injured two others while talking on his mobile phone. He has been sent to prison for four and a half years.

The HGV driver from Derby was found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving at Lincoln Crown Court.

He was using a hands-free kit to talk to his mother while driving along the A631 in Lincolnshire.

His HGV crashed into a Ford Transit killing the passenger.

The Ford Transit passenger from Grimsby, died in the crash which happened near Corringham on 13 March 2007. His brother in law was seriously injured.

The driver of the vehicle at the head of the queue was also badly hurt.

'Truly tragic'

Phone records showed the length of the call revealed he would have travelled an estimated 17 miles (27.36 km).

The court was told he failed to notice two lorries and a Transit van that had stopped in front of him.

Mr Richmond told the court his memory of the crash remained "blurred" but he believed it was caused by him being dazzled by the sun when he checked his mirrors.

He had denied causing death by dangerous driving.

The jury took an hour to find him guilty. He was also banned from driving for five years.

Recorder David Farrell QC described the case as "truly tragic".

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