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Lorry driver Dariusz Tokarczyk jailed for killing Jodie Moss | Lorry driver Dariusz Tokarczyk jailed for killing Jodie Moss |
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A lorry driver who killed a 21-year-old woman while selecting music on his mobile phone has been jailed. | A lorry driver who killed a 21-year-old woman while selecting music on his mobile phone has been jailed. |
Jodie Moss died when Dariusz Tokarczyk's HGV smashed into her stationary car on the A34 at Chieveley, Berkshire, in March 2016. | Jodie Moss died when Dariusz Tokarczyk's HGV smashed into her stationary car on the A34 at Chieveley, Berkshire, in March 2016. |
Tokarczyk, 47, admitted causing death by dangerous driving. | Tokarczyk, 47, admitted causing death by dangerous driving. |
He was sentenced to four-and-half years in prison and banned from driving for 51 months. | He was sentenced to four-and-half years in prison and banned from driving for 51 months. |
Reading Crown Court heard that Jodie, from Swindon, had turned her Vauxhall Corsa's hazard warning lights on after it had suffered engine failure. | Reading Crown Court heard that Jodie, from Swindon, had turned her Vauxhall Corsa's hazard warning lights on after it had suffered engine failure. |
Tokarczyk, from Harrogate in North Yorkshire, was selecting music on his mobile phone in the moments before impact, the court heard. | |
Judge Angela Morris told Tokarczyk that his actions were "irresponsible, reckless and thoughtless". | Judge Angela Morris told Tokarczyk that his actions were "irresponsible, reckless and thoughtless". |
Jerry Moss, Jodie's father, said: "She was taken far too early by a selfish 10-second act. The driver had plenty of time to act." | Jerry Moss, Jodie's father, said: "She was taken far too early by a selfish 10-second act. The driver had plenty of time to act." |
He added that the "devastation caused is immeasurable". | He added that the "devastation caused is immeasurable". |
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