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Police are appealing for motorists who may have dashcam footage of a fatal crash on the A66 to contact them Picture: Pixabay POLICE are appealing for motorists who may have dashcam footage of a fatal crash on the A66 to contact them. The crash happened around 9.35am on Wednesday, January 6 on a dual carriageway section of the A66 westbound just after Scotch Corner. It involved a silver Citroen and a yellow HGV with trailer. The driver of the Citroen, a man in his 50s, sustained serious injuries and was taken to hospital, where sadly he later died. Detective Sergeant Kirsten Aldridge of North Yorkshire Police Major Collision Investigation Team said: “We know that the weather that day was extremely wintery and we are hoping that anyone who saw or believes that they have captured the collision on their dash camera or the vehicles immediately prior to the collision will come forward and assist the investigation.”
Thomas Finnegan, 29, was sentenced to eight years and eight months in prison at Bradford Crown Court on Monday A DRINK and drug driver who caused a crash that killed a couple and left his partner seriously injured has been jailed. Thomas Finnegan, 29, was sentenced to eight years and eight months in prison at Bradford Crown Court on Monday after he pleaded guilty to two counts of death by dangerous driving, one count of serious injury by dangerous driving and two counts of being over the limit for alcohol and drugs. On January 24, 2020, Finnegan was driving his Mercedes Vito van on the A59 near Skipton in North Yorkshire after visiting the Cross Keys pub in Barnoldswick.