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| Road rage murder: Lorry driver Mark Slater gets life sentence | Road rage murder: Lorry driver Mark Slater gets life sentence |
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| A lorry driver who drove his 17-tonne truck over another motorist's head has been jailed for life. | A lorry driver who drove his 17-tonne truck over another motorist's head has been jailed for life. |
| Mark Slater, 47, from Oldham, who was convicted on Tuesday, was told he would serve at least 15 years for murdering Trevor Allen, 56, from Salford. | Mark Slater, 47, from Oldham, who was convicted on Tuesday, was told he would serve at least 15 years for murdering Trevor Allen, 56, from Salford. |
| Slater will be banned from driving for five years on his release from jail. | Slater will be banned from driving for five years on his release from jail. |
| A jury at Chester Crown Court convicted him after three and a half hours of deliberations at the end of a week-long trial. | A jury at Chester Crown Court convicted him after three and a half hours of deliberations at the end of a week-long trial. |
| Mr Allen's body was found near his van on the A57 Manchester Road, Rixton, near Warrington, on 15 February. | |
| 'Phone row' | |
| Slater admitted causing his death but told the jury he did not see him. | Slater admitted causing his death but told the jury he did not see him. |
| Widower Mr Allen, a father of three and grandfather of four, was also a truck driver and HGV instructor. | |
| His family believe he may have spotted Slater using his phone while driving, which he admitted, shortly before the attack. | |
| He may have indicated to Slater to get off the phone, sparking the fatal confrontation, his family said. |