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Footballer jailed for death crash | Footballer jailed for death crash |
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A footballer has been jailed for 32 months after causing a fatal crash because he was trying to change songs on his MP3 player. | |
Sheffield United striker Jordan Robertson, 21, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving at Leicester Crown Court. | Sheffield United striker Jordan Robertson, 21, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving at Leicester Crown Court. |
Robertson crashed into the car driven by father-of-five Omar Mohamed on the M1 in Leicestershire on Christmas Day. | |
Mr Mohamed, 38, from Leicester, died in hospital on Boxing Day. | |
Both drivers had been travelling on the southbound carriageway of the M1 by junction 19 near Lutterworth when Robertson's Mercedes CLC 180 sports car hit Mr Mohamed's Ford Galaxy. | |
Driving ban | Driving ban |
Robertson, of Hazelbarrow Road, Sheffield, told police he had been using the MP3 player - a personal digital music player - at the time of the incident. | |
Mr Mohamed was airlifted to Walsgrave Hospital in Coventry but died later with his wife at his bedside. | |
Sheffield-born Robertson, who was on loan to Southampton at the time of the crash, was also banned from driving for five years. | |
He joined Sheffield United as a trainee but has spent much of his career on loan to other clubs including Torquay United, Northampton Town, Oldham Athletic and Bury. | |
He also played for Sheffield United's Hungarian sister club, Ferencvaros. | He also played for Sheffield United's Hungarian sister club, Ferencvaros. |
A spokesman for Sheffield United said the club's thoughts were with the victim's family, but it was "too early to say anything else". | A spokesman for Sheffield United said the club's thoughts were with the victim's family, but it was "too early to say anything else". |