Moment distracted driver on his phone ploughs into broken-down car leaving victim with horrific injuries
Moment van driver smashes into broken-down car after checking phone
- A man suffered devastating, life-changing injuries, including a leg amputation, after a distracted van driver crashed into his broken-down car on the A27 in December 2023.
- The driver, Nathan Cole, was checking his phone and speeding at 72mph, exceeding his van's limit, when he collided with the vehicle and the man in his 60s standing nearby.
- Footage released by Sussex Police showed Cole's dangerous driving leading up to the incident.
- Cole, 29, was sentenced at Lewes Crown Court to two years and four months in prison and disqualified from driving for four years and four months.
- Watch the video in full above.
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