Driver jailed for killing farmer in Snapchat-distracted crash

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 8 Oct, 13:48 · Archive

A Northumberland driver has been jailed for killing a farmer in a crash while using Snapchat.

A driver in Northumberland has been jailed after killing a farmer in a crash caused by her use of Snapchat. The driver was distracted by the app when the collision occurred, resulting in the death of the farmer who was riding a quad bike at the time.

The Hexham Courant reports that the driver was sentenced to more than three years in prison for the offence. Both outlets describe this as a case of dangerous driving, with the driver's attention on her phone rather than the road in the seconds before the fatal crash.

How it is being reported

• Driver jailed after checking Snapchat seconds before crash that killed farmerA driver who killed a quad bike rider while using the Snapchat app on her phone has been jailed for more than three years.Hexham Courant · 8 Oct, 12:31
• Northumberland driver who killed farmer in crash after using snapchat jailedA dangerous driver who killed a farmer in a crash in Northumberland after being distracted by Snapchat has been jailed.Morpeth Herald · 8 Oct, 10:45

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