Tragedy driver is spared prison
A lorry driver from Sedgley who crashed into the back of a car queueing at traffic lights on a motorway slip road, leading to a man's death days later, was this afternoon spared jail.
A lorry driver from Sedgley who crashed into the back of a car queueing at traffic lights on a motorway slip road, leading to a man's death days later, was this afternoon spared jail.
Mark Roberts was found dead at home in Willenhall after complaining of neck pains and a headache six days after Matthew Broad-ley's Renault Tipper lorry hit his Peugeot 206.
The father of two, 46, had been discharged from hospital and his injuries were not thought to be serious following the crash on the M6 slip road at Junction 10 in Walsall on October 15 last year.
Wolverhampton Crown Court today heard that 31-year-old Broadley who was a driver for S&B Waste Management & Recycling based in Purbrook Road, Wolverhampton, saw a queue of three cars ahead of him but expected them to move off as the traffic lights had turned green. However, the front car had stalled, said Mr Nigel Wilkins, prosecuting.
Broadley, of The Vista, Sedgley, admitted causing death by careless driving. He was given a 26-week prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, and was ordered to do 200 hours of unpaid work. He was also banned from driving for 18 months.
