A woman who was on her way to a funeral tragically died after a foolhardy driver smashed into her.
The scene of the crash
A van driver using two mobile phones smashed into a family car and killed a mum-of-two who was on her way to a family funeral.
According to Mirror Online, the driver, Robert Munce, 47, was
trying to undertake another vehicle when he smashed into the side of
Peter Nile's Ford Focus - causing a six vehicle pile-up.
Mr. Nile was with his son Steven and wife Margaret, 65, when Munce
swerved into them in his Ford Transit. The family on the way to a
relative's funeral.
Emergency services rushed to the A1 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, but tragically Margaret was pronounced dead at the scene.
The careless driver was messaging and using the internet on both his phones before the tragic crash at around midday.
Robert Munce
Munce, of Grimsby, Lincolnshire, admitted causing death by
dangerous driving and was jailed for four years and three months at
Nottingham Crown Court yesterday.
The Judge, Michael Stokes QC said: "It is quite clear, from
what I have read and have heard from her son that, like any mother and
wife, her death is devastating to her family.
"She is irreplaceable. The impact on her family will never cease. It
is a fact of life that we must all die eventually. But when death comes
sudden and in these circumstances, the impact is always much worse."
Mrs. Nile had been traveling in the back seat of the family's car
on the way to the funeral at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her husband,
Peter, was driving and her son, Steven, was in the front.
The victim, Margaret Nile
The court heard Mr. Nile screamed "Oh Hell" moments before Munce - who was undertaking another car in his van - veered into the family's car.
When arrested, Munce admitted he had used his phone, but tried to shorten the amount of usage.
Weeping Margaret's son Steven said: "The events which occurred on the morning of Tuesday, November 11, will live with me for the rest of my life. Our vehicle was hit from behind, as we were slowing to exit from the highway."
He added that he did not have a chance to say goodbye to the mother he described as "wonderful, kind, loving and caring".
