‘Reckless’ Tipton lorry driver jailed for ‘completely avoidable’ death crash
Footage has been released of the moment Mark Williams crashed his lorry into the back of a car.
A “reckless” lorry driver who killed a car driver in a “completely avoidable” crash in slow-moving traffic has been jailed for four years.
Mark Williams, 45, crashed his lorry into the back of the car, causing the car to hit the back of the lorry in front of it on the A13 near Grays, Essex Police said.
Williams, of Park Lane West, Tipton, West Midlands, admitted causing death by dangerous driving and was sentenced at Basildon Crown Court on Thursday.
He was jailed for four years, banned from driving for three years and will have to take an extended test.
Detective Sergeant Pete Harris, from the Essex Police Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “This was a completely avoidable crash which has led to the death of an innocent man.
“Mark Williams’s recklessness has had devastating consequences.”
“I cannot re-iterate strongly enough how big the impact is on a family when we have to tell them a loved one has died because of someone else’s actions.
“I am pleased Williams has now been put behind bars and I hope he uses that time to reflect on what he has done.
“I hope the sentence provides some solace to Mr Koroma’s family.”
