A woman accused of causing the death of a friend after pulling over onto a motorway hard shoulder has been cleared of causing death by dangerous driving.
Christalla Amphlett, now 22, stopped her Renault Twingo on the M1 when an argument broke out after a girls’ night out. St Albans Crown Court heard the car had been stationary, for a second time, on the northbound hard shoulder of the motorway when an Isuzu D-Max driven by Bradley Lane careered into the back.
Teenager Chloe Palmer, 19, the rear off-side passenger, suffered a severe brain injury and died days later. Maisie O’Flynn, who was on the back seat nearside seat next to Chloe, received serious injuries, but survived the crash.
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