Texting lorry driver killed nurse in horrific M62 smash - then desperately tried to evade justice
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA lorry driver was discovered to be exchanging text messages while driving, causing the death of a nurse in a multiple-vehicle crash on the M62.
Nicholas Liever, 49, was driving a Volvo HGV when it smashed into a Volkswagen Passat, an Iveco Vehicle Transporter and a Volkswagen Touareg at around 10.40am on September 5, 2019.
Karen McDonagh, 51, the driver of the Passat, suffered fatal injuries, Yorkshire Live reports. Read more: An investigation by the Major Collision Enquiry Team revealed that Liever was exchanging text messages in the time leading up to the collision, with the last one sent around the time of the crash.
But during an interview, Liever,lied and told police that he was not distracted at the time of the crash and claimed the incident, between Junction 22 for Rishworth Moor and Junction 23, was unavoidable.
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