Hen party crash death driver jailed for more than six years

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Bethany Jones Bethany Jones was the only person killed in the crash

A minibus driver has been jailed for more than six years for causing the death of a woman in a crash on the M62 in West Yorkshire.

Bethany Jones, 18, died and several people in the hen party group she was travelling with were injured in the crash near Pontefract, in April 2013.

James Johnson, 64, had earlier pleaded guilty to causing her death by dangerous driving.

He was banned from driving for 10 years and jailed for six years eight months.

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-30058344

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Good

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Wonder if the lorry driver lost his job over this? Farmfoods in Warrington wasn’t it. Who was that bleading ■■■■■■■ on here that was crucifying him on the Orginal thread about it? Think an apology is due!

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The lorry driver was cleared of any blame so why shouldn’t he keep his job?

A lorry driver has been cleared of causing the death by dangerous driving of a woman on a hen party in West Yorkshire.

Bethany Jones, 18, died and several people were injured in the crash between a minibus and a lorry, on the M62 near Pontefract, on 26 April 2013.

Kevin Ollerhead, 43, who denied the offence, was cleared following a trial.

Bus driver James Johnson, of Wyke, Bradford, admitted causing death by dangerous driving in September.

Mr Ollerhead, of Lincoln Crescent, St Helens, was also cleared of an alternative charge of causing death by careless driving.

The jury of eight women and four men took two hours to return their verdicts at Leeds Crown Court.

Mr Johnson will be sentenced on 14 November.
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29761601

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merc0447:
Wonder if the lorry driver lost his job over this? Farmfoods in Warrington wasn’t it. Who was that bleading [zb] on here that was crucifying him on the Orginal thread about it? Think an apology is due!

ALBION1971. :angry:

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still a shocking sentence out in 3 for taking a life and runining lots of others should eb able to give longer sentences.

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Albion1971 has gone to Australia to tell all the outback roadtrain merchants where and how they are going wrong. Let’s hope he doesn’t encounter any bin wagons on his travels… :smiley:

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Olog Hai:
Albion1971 has gone to Australia to tell all the outback roadtrain merchants where and how they are going wrong. Let’s hope he doesn’t encounter any bin wagons on his travels… :smiley:

:laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

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merc0447:
Wonder if the lorry driver lost his job over this? Farmfoods in Warrington wasn’t it. Who was that bleading [zb] on here that was crucifying him on the Orginal thread about it? Think an apology is due!

If he wants it back. I’m not sure if I was involved in something like that, my fault or not, if I’d be willing to retake to the road.