Jail for driver distracted by social media apps who killed cyclist and left another seriously injured Victims’ families urge motorists to put away their phones when driving cycling
A driver who was using her phone at the wheel when she killed a cyclist and seriously injured another has been jailed for four years and six months, with the victims’ families urging motorists to put away their phones when they are driving.
Besides the four and a half year sentence for killing Mr Gall, Shabbir was handed a two and a half year prison term for the serious injury charge, to be served concurrently. Mr Gall’s widow, Diane, said that while it was “good to finally see justice done today … we could have been spared the distress of a prolonged court process if Sania Shabbir had admitted her guilt two and a half years ago, instead of the day her trial was about to start last month.”
The crash left Mr Middleton with a life-changing brain injury, with his fiancée Antonia Wells saying: “In an instant, one mistake, one lapse in concentration of the driver changed everything. Leigh Day partner Bethany Sanders, who represented both families, said: “This is a truly tragic case. Many lives were torn apart by the impact of this road traffic collision, and I hope that this sentence serves as a lesson and deterrent to others who drive whilst distracted by their mobile phones.
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