A truck driver killed a “dedicated” nurse after he ploughed into her car while getting a can of fizzy pop out of his bag, a court heard. Kenneth Wilson, 55, was jailed for 28 months after he took his eyes off the road and fatally injured Tanya Forrest, 51, in a crash on November 3, 2019.
Wilson was driving an 18-tonne truck when he collided with Tanya’s Ford Ka vehicle - after she had pulled over onto the side of A189, near Cramlington, Northumberland. Newcastle Crown Court heard that the impact of the crash caused the Ford to flip on its roof, with Tanya pronounced dead at the scene of the incident.
An unnamed 75-year-old passenger, who was also in Tanya’s vehicle, suffered life-changing injuries as a result of the “catastrophic” smash. Wilson, from Doncaster, South Yorks., admitted causing death by dangerous driving and serious injury by dangerous driving at a previous court appearance.
