“I am deeply sorry for my actions and the devastating impact that they have had on the Regler family, and I will carry that guilt with me forever.”
He will have to wear an electronic tag and obey a 7pm to 7am curfew for the next three months.
Judge Sjolin Knight praised the victim s husband Rodney Regler, 78, for being “extremely dignified” in the victim impact statement he gave to the court.
He said: “No matter what happens nothing can bring my wife back to me and I go through each day knowing this.
“It has ruined my life and I’m sure it has ruined the other driver’s too but I will not let this dictate my life.
Lottery winner spared jail after fatal Christmas crash
No winners in tragic case
A Lincolnshire lottery winner who caused a fatal Christmas Day crash when he turned round to get a teddy for his two-year-old crying son was spared an immediate jail sentence on Thursday.
Matt Topham, 31, who won £45 million in 2012, admitted causing the death of Mary Jane Regler, 75, by careless driving after taking his eyes off the road for a “split second” in 2019.
Body camera footage from the first officer who arrived on the scene has now been shared by Lincolnshire Police, showing a visibly distressed Topham giving his account of how the collision happened.
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