glasgowcyclist
Charming but somewhat feckless
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This lorry driver made 22 calls on two different phones, rammed a car into the path of a van injuring a woman and her two children, then threw the phone into a field after the crash. The lorry driver had previous convictions for speeding and mobile phone use.
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A truck driver who injured a woman and her two children when she crashed into their car used two mobile phones to make 22 calls and send a text while driving at excessive speed.
Nell Owen, 25, of Radcliffe Road, Criccieth, was seen throwing a mobile phone into a field after the accident on the A470 near Caersws, which left the seven-month-old baby in the car with bruising on the brain.
Mold Crown Court heard the children had to be airlifted to hospital after the Volvo animal transporter driven by Owen hit the car as it waited to turn right on November 4 last year.
She was on a mobile phone at the time and knocked the car into the path of a Transit van. The baby in the car was hospitalised for six days in Birmingham.
An investigation showed Owen had been using her own phone and that of her employer during her journey, had been travelling too fast, and had cut corners against centre white lines.
The professional driver admitted dangerous driving and wept as she was jailed for 10 months.
Owen was also banned from driving for three years and was ordered to pass an extended driving test before driving again.
A lying, scheming and dangerous woman who should never be allowed a licence again. Unfortunately the ban is only for 3 years although it is encouraging to hear that the Traffic Commissioner is unlikely to ever allow her an HGV licence again. Nell Owen, 25, of Radcliffe Road, Criccieth, was seen throwing a mobile phone into a field after the accident on the A470 near Caersws, which left the seven-month-old baby in the car with bruising on the brain.
Mold Crown Court heard the children had to be airlifted to hospital after the Volvo animal transporter driven by Owen hit the car as it waited to turn right on November 4 last year.
She was on a mobile phone at the time and knocked the car into the path of a Transit van. The baby in the car was hospitalised for six days in Birmingham.
An investigation showed Owen had been using her own phone and that of her employer during her journey, had been travelling too fast, and had cut corners against centre white lines.
The professional driver admitted dangerous driving and wept as she was jailed for 10 months.
Owen was also banned from driving for three years and was ordered to pass an extended driving test before driving again.
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