Sophie Waugh, a serving British Army soldier, has been sentenced to six years and eight months in prison for the death of cyclist Ian Morris. Waugh was distracted by her phone, sending 18 messages and locking and unlocking it ten times while driving, before colliding with Morris in June 2023. Witnesses contradicted Waugh's initial claim that Morris had swerved into her path, stating he was riding normally and clearly visible.
A SERVING British Army soldier who killed a cyclist while distracted by her phone has been jailed for six years and eight months.
Witnesses described how it was Waugh’s car that veered towards him—contradicting her initial claims that he had swerved into her path.interview that she had not seen Mr Morris and even suggested that he must have swerved out in front of her car.
TRAGEDY DISTRACTED DRIVING ACCIDENT SOLDIER CYCLING
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