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Three years for fatal crash
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A driver who lost concentration and ploughed into slow moving traffic has been jailed for three years. Roger
Bushby reports.
A TRUCK DRIVER who ploughed into the back of slow moving traffic on the M6, killing a motorist and another truck driver, has been jailed for three years.
Warwick Crown Court heard that Paul Andrews, from Fiord Edgeworth, Wrexham, had an exemplary record as a HGV driver, but had "totally lost concentration" when the accident happened a year ago, on the approach to junction 2 on the southbound M6,near Warwick.
Andrew's articulated truck went into the end of a queue of traffic, hitting a Peugeot car driven by father of two, David Edwards, of Leicester. This was crushed under the rear of a truck driven by Jeremy Elyard, from Little Melton, Norwich.The power of the impact, then carried Elyard's truck into the back of another, throwing him from the cab and killing him.
Judge Christopher Hodson heard that, despite warnings and speed limits covering nearly three miles leading up to the accident spot, Andrews had not slowed and was still travelling at 51mph. The prosecution said that there had been "no braking of any signillcance, if at all, before the collision".
Stephen Crouch, for Edwards, said he had not been using a mobile phone and was not knowingly tired. He had simply totally lost concentration: "He wishes to express his absolute horror and regret for what has happened," said Crouch.
Andrews pleaded guilty to two charges of causing death by dangerous driving. He was disqualified for four years.