Truck driver on phone ploughed into two cars - North West Evening Mail
Published at 10:37, Saturday, 19 May 2012
A TRUCK driver who admitted causing a crash on the A590 when distracted by his mobile phone has been jailed.
David Ryan, of Meadow Lane, Wolverhampton, was sentenced to 18 weeks in prison at Carlisle Crown Court yesterday.
The 26-year-old was driving his 10-tonne lorry near Newby Bridge on January 9 when he tried to answer his ringing phone.
In doing so he lost control of the vehicle and it ploughed into two cars, including a blue Vauxhall carrying a woman and two small children.
Emergency services attended the scene and had to cut several injured people from the car, which came to rest in a roadside ditch.
Seven people, including Ryan, were taken to Furness General Hospital for treatment, but no one suffered serious injuries.
Ryan pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and in addition to his jail sentence was banned from the road for three years.
He will not be allowed back behind the wheel until he has passed a re-test.
A Cumbria police spokesperson said: “This conviction highlights the consequences of driving whilst using a mobile phone.
“This was a very serious accident in which David Ryan admitted he caused after using his mobile phone whilst driving.
“Thankfully no one was seriously injured or killed.
“The police will not tolerate people who use mobiles when they are driving, it is dangerous and puts people’s lives in danger and is one of the ‘fatal four’ contributors to serious accidents: mobile phones, speeding, not wearing seat belts and drink or drug driving.”
Published by http://www.nwemail.co.uk
Police in new appeal over fatal crash - This is Southampton
Police in new appeal over fatal crash
1:58pm Saturday 19th May 2012 in News
POLICE are continuing to appeal for witnesses to a fatal head-on crash in Romsey in which a woman from the town died.
A silver Vauxhall Combo was travelling towards Romsey town centre on the A3090 bypass when it was in collision with a white Volvo tipper lorry.
A 57-year-old woman, who was travelling in the back of the Vauxhall, sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Vauxhall driver, a 67-year-old man, was taken to Southampton General Hospital with minor injuries and discharged the same night.
The driver of the lorry, a 38-year-old man from Portsmouth was uninjured.
The road was closed for nearly four hours for an investigation..
Witnesses to the collision, on Thursday around 2.20pm, or anyone who saw either vehicle just prior to the crash, are asked to contact Sergeant Andy Lynch of the Road Death Investigation Team at Eastleigh on 101, quoting operation Elmshurst.
North West 200: Farquhar claims supertwins victory - MCN
Ryan Farquhar claimed an historic victory in the first ever North West 200 Supertwins race this evening (Thursday).
Ireland’s top road racer led the four-lap race from start-to-finish in the Vauxhall-backed race to cross the line 2.94s ahead of former GP rider Jeremy McWilliams with Michael Rutter third – all three riders on Farquhar built Kawasakis.
Farquhar has been instrumental in the development of the Supertwins class in Ireland and it’s his hard work that has also seen the TT adopt a Twins race on the mountain course this year for the first time.
He said: “This is unreal. I always knew the potential of these bikes and to come here and have the likes of Jeremy, Michael and Jamie (Hamilton) riding for me was a lot of pressure but also an honour.”
It was McWilliams’ North West 200 debut and he said: “This is a dream come true for me and a dream come true for Ryan. I never thought I’d be able to run this close to the front. I’ve really enjoyed it and I’ll be back if Ryan invites me to ride his bike again.”
The NW200 race stated on a wet track but it was drying throughout the four laps. Farquhar and McWilliams were on wets but Rutter opted for dry tyres and rode a masterful race in treacherous early going to overcome James Hillier (Pr1mo Bournemouth Kawasaki) and Adrian Archibald (McKinstry Kawasaki).
Rutter’s last lap established a new lap record for the class. Farquhar’s fourth entry, Jamie Hamilton – another NW200 rookie - finished sixth.
MCN’s Adam Child survived a scary moment in wet qualifying when he hit a kerb to finish 24th in his Supertwins debut, riding his Ken Urwin Motorcycles Kawasaki. He ran a stock engine for the NW200, saving his tuned ER6 motor for next week’s TT debut.
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