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Truck driver jailed for death of teenager in M6 crash

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 16 Oct, 16:02 · Archive

A truck driver has been sentenced to eight years and four months for causing the death of a 19-year-old woman in a collision on the M6 in Cheshire.

Daniel Barlow, 30, of Railway Close, Facit, Whitworth, was sentenced to eight years and four months at Chester Crown Court on 16 October for causing death by dangerous driving and two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. He was also handed a ten-year, four-month driving disqualification with an extended retest.

The collision occurred on 2 December 2022 when Barlow was driving a white DAF truck northbound on the M6 between junctions 16 and 17. Chloe Williams, 19, from Dudley, was a front seat passenger in a grey Volkswagen Polo being driven by her partner. The Polo collided with three other vehicles. Williams was taken to Royal Stoke University Hospital where she died from her injuries. She had been about to start a career with British Airways.

Barlow initially failed to appear for sentencing on 8 October and was arrested in the early hours of 9 October when Cheshire Police found him at an address in Lancashire. Judge Patrick Thompson stated that Barlow's driving represented a significant danger to others, describing his failure to attend sentencing as the 'ultimate act of disrespect and cowardice'.

Truck driver jailed for death of teenager in M6 crash
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In this story: Daniel Barlow · Chloe Williams · M6 · Cheshire · Chester Crown Court · British Airways

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