on the fifth of february, their lives were torn apart. on the way home after a birthday party with a partner, rhiannon and her two toddlers were on the m4 motorway when it gracie ann it needed the toilet. after pulling over onto the hard shoulder, a band suddenly crashed into the back of them. both children died as a result of their injuries. i woke up than in the accident, going into the ambulance, and i asked the man when my children were going. they were talking to me, and ijust couldn t remember nothing else. the doctors told me and the father oke the doctors told me and the father joke that the doctors told me and the father joke that they want to do carry on. i joke that they want to do carry on. i said. joke that they want to do carry on. i said. no, joke that they want to do carry on. i said. no, i joke that they want to do carry on. i said, no, iwant joke that they want to do carry on. i said, no, i want some time with my daughter, i said, no, i want some time with m
it transpired that the driver, 41 year old martin newman, was twice over the drink drive limit and had taken cocaine. cctv footage shows his van swerving across the motorway. it is estimated he was travelling at around 70 miles per hour, braking just two seconds before the impact. newman pled guilty on the 8th of april at cardiff crown court and was sentenced to nine years and four months. judge daniel williams described the sentencing power of the court in the case as inadequate, adding that many may call for the maximum sentence to be re examined. that is not a matter for any court, but parliament. we just want justice. if he had a hundred years, it still would not be justice. we want the law to change so it does not happen to nobody else. in a statement, a ministry ofjustice spokesperson said. on tuesday evening, the lucas family
to carry on and i said no, i want to go and tell my daughter that my granddaughters were dead. i had to tell her. it shouldn t happen. it transpired that the driver, 41 year old martin newman, was twice over the drink drive limit and had taken cocaine. cctv footage shows his van swerving across the motorway. it is estimated he was travelling at around 70 miles per hour, braking just two seconds before the impact. newman pled guilty on the 8th of april at cardiff crown court and was sentenced to nine years and four months. judge daniel williams described the sentencing power of the court in the case as inadequate, adding that many may call for the maximum sentence to be re examined. that is not a matter for any court, but parliament. we just want justice. if he had a hundred years, it still would not be justice. we want the law to change so it does not happen to nobody else. in a statement, a ministry ofjustice spokesperson said.
crashed his lorry while changing the music on his phone. he killed a mother and three young children. i think it is far too common. unfortunately, every day at roadpeace we are supporting people who have been bereaved or suffered life changing injuries off the back of dangerous or reckless driving. i think people don t realise looking at your phone you are just as distracted, whether it is hands free or hand held, you are just as distracted as being over the drink drive limit. the consequences, as have been seen, are devastating. the impact of driving while you are distracted, including the use of a mobile phone, is dangerous. derek holland has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison and disqualified from driving for 57 months. matt graveling, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. team gb has won its fifth gold medal at the olympic games in tokyo, with victory in the pool
to guide the steering wheel as he was eating a piece of fruit and really the footage is quite shocking. the aa want more police in cars and greater education in a bid to make texting and driving as socially unacceptable as drink driving, with the consequences being just as deadly. in 2016, thomas croker crashed his lorry, while changing the music on his phone. he killed a mother and three young children. i think it is far too common, and unfortunately at road peace every day, we are supporting people who have either been bereaved or suffered life changing injuries off the back of dangerous or reckless driving. i think people don t realise, you know, looking at your phone, you are just as distracted, whether it is hands free or hand held, you arejust as distracted as being over the drink drive limit. the consequences as has been seen are devastating. the impact of driving while you re distracted, including the use of a mobile phone is dangerous and also against the law. derek holland ha