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Suffolk driver sentenced for dangerous driving that killed dog

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 26 Oct, 17:38 · Archive

Tamani Cama was sentenced to 28 weeks suspended imprisonment for dangerous driving after a crash on the A1(M) killed a family dog.

Tamani Cama, 33, from Ixworth, Suffolk, has been sentenced to 28 weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months, after causing a crash on the A1(M) southbound near Darlington on 28 June 2025. Cama was driving a black Ford Focus when he lost control of the vehicle and collided with a red VW Transporter campervan, causing it to spin on the road.

A family dog travelling in the campervan was thrown from the vehicle and later had to be put down due to the severity of its injuries. Cama, who was injured in the crash, told police he had been awake most of the night and felt tired while driving. A blood sample showed he had 61mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood, below the legal limit of 80.

Cama pleaded guilty to dangerous driving at York Magistrates' Court on 25 September 2026. At Ipswich Magistrates' Court on 23 October 2026, he was sentenced to 28 weeks suspended, disqualified from driving for 12 months, ordered to take an extended competency test and given a rehabilitation requirement. He was also ordered to pay £250 in costs and a £154 surcharge. The driver of the VW said in a statement read to the court that the crash was 'one of the most terrifying experiences of my life'.

Suffolk driver sentenced for dangerous driving that killed dog
Image: East Anglian Daily Times

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In this story: Tamani Cama · Ixworth · A1(M) · Darlington · York Magistrates' Court · Ipswich Magistrates' Court

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