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M1 fatal crash driver 'deleted calls from her phone' | M1 fatal crash driver 'deleted calls from her phone' |
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A nurse who lost control of her car on a motorway causing a fatal eight-car pile-up "deleted call records from her phone" immediately after the crash, a court has heard. | A nurse who lost control of her car on a motorway causing a fatal eight-car pile-up "deleted call records from her phone" immediately after the crash, a court has heard. |
Christy George, 38, of Lime Tree Road, Hucknall, Nottingham, denies a charge of causing death by dangerous driving. | |
Leicester Crown Court heard she deleted a record of calls made and received during her journey in November 2014. | Leicester Crown Court heard she deleted a record of calls made and received during her journey in November 2014. |
One motorist died in the crash and another suffered serious injuries. | One motorist died in the crash and another suffered serious injuries. |
'Cynical and callous' | 'Cynical and callous' |
The court was told Ms George's car spun out of control and hit a lorry which crashed into the central reservation between junctions 21a and 22 of the M1 in Leicestershire. | The court was told Ms George's car spun out of control and hit a lorry which crashed into the central reservation between junctions 21a and 22 of the M1 in Leicestershire. |
The lorry crashed through to the northbound carriageway where it spilled its load of beer barrels, closing the road for 18 hours. | The lorry crashed through to the northbound carriageway where it spilled its load of beer barrels, closing the road for 18 hours. |
Graham Huston, prosecuting, told the jury Ms George's "mind was somewhere else, her attention was on something else and that appears to be her phone". | Graham Huston, prosecuting, told the jury Ms George's "mind was somewhere else, her attention was on something else and that appears to be her phone". |
Her mobile phone was examined after the crash and showed she had deleted "a record of the calls made and received during her journey from Nottingham to a work as an agency nurse at Coventry hospital", the court learned. | Her mobile phone was examined after the crash and showed she had deleted "a record of the calls made and received during her journey from Nottingham to a work as an agency nurse at Coventry hospital", the court learned. |
Mr Huston said it showed she had wanted to "disguise her phone usage because she knew the cause of her being distracted was due to her being on the phone". | Mr Huston said it showed she had wanted to "disguise her phone usage because she knew the cause of her being distracted was due to her being on the phone". |
Her actions were undertaken "calmly, cynically and callously", he added. | Her actions were undertaken "calmly, cynically and callously", he added. |
Ms George also denies causing serious injury by dangerous driving and perverting the course of justice. | Ms George also denies causing serious injury by dangerous driving and perverting the course of justice. |
The trial continues. | The trial continues. |
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