Lorry driver who was on his phone admits killing three motorists in main road pile-up

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Michal Kopaniarz, of Park Road, Donnington, Telford, entered guilty pleas to three charges of causing death by dangerous driving.

A lorry driver has admitted causing the deaths of three motorists in a crash that happened as he was using his mobile phone.

The 40-year-old also admitted perverting the course of justice by destroying a Samsung mobile he was using at the time of the smash, which happened on the A303 near Andover, Hampshire, on August 25 2021. “Sadly, Alex Britton, 28, from Fifth Avenue, Portsmouth, Tina Ince, 58, from Lydgate Road, Southampton, and Tom Watson, 30, from Cheriton Avenue, Southampton, all from separate vehicles, were pronounced dead at the scene.”

Samantha Ball, defending, said: “Mr Kopaniarz is taking full responsibility for what happened that day.”

 

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