Sneezing LGV driver cleared of death by dangerous driving
12th April 2007, Page 13
12th April 2007
Page 13
Page 13, 12th April 2007
— Sneezing LGV driver cleared of death by dangerous driving
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A TRUCK DRIVER who said a sneeze distracted him just before a crash that killed three members of the same family has been fined £2,000 by Lincoln Crown Court.
Neil Margerison, 23, from Clayton-lc-Dale in Lancashire, was found guilty of careless driving but cleared of causing death by dangerous driving.
Flight Lieutenant Neville Rees his wife Karen and son Andrew,11 were killed when their car was crushed between two trucks new their home at RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire, on 5 January last year.
Margerison was also disqualified from driving for three years.