Van driver filmed drinking champagne and rolling cigarette before crashing into car

A van driver has been filmed drinking champagne, rolling up a cigarette and using his phone behind the wheel, moments before crashing into a car. Mason Cowgill, 27, was driving in North Yorkshire last June when the incident occurred, and was fired from his job as a result. After pleading guilty to dangerous driving, Cowgill was jailed for eight months, handed a 32-month driving ban and ordered to take an extended retest.

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