Shocking moment stoned lorry driver swerves into car causing serious injuries

Jul 16, 2024 19:10

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A driver who was almost double the drug drive limit when he lost of control of his lorry and swerved into the path of another vehicle has been jailed.

Anthony Campbell was behind the wheel of a heavy goods lorry when he swerved into an oncoming black Mercede towing a trailer on the A47 at Guyhirn on January 3.

The driver of the Mercedes, a 33-year-old man from Birmingham, suffered minor injuries, while the passenger, a 38-year-old man, also from Birmingham, suffered serious injuries.

The second passenger was airlifted to Addenbrooke’s Hospital, in Cambridge, where he underwent surgery.

Campbell, 55, of Culross Place, East Kilbride, Glasgow, was uninjured and failed a roadside drugs wipe and was subsequently arrested.

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Five hours later, a blood sample was taken which showed his cannabis level at 3.7mcg per litre of blood. The legal limit is two.

Last week at Peterborough Crown Court, Campbell was sentenced to two years in prison after previously pleading guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving. He was also disqualified from driving for four years.

In a Victim Personal Statement, the passenger said: ‘When I was trapped in the car at the scene of the crash, I thought I was going to die.

‘After my release from hospital I remember seeing lorries diving on the roads and I was shouting “slow down” and grabbing hold of the handles in the car. This was the first time it hit me how scared I was following the accident.

‘I can’t believe that someone would be so stupid as to drive a 44 tonne lorry with drugs in their system. The whole incident has left me sad, upset and angry. What he did that day could have easily killed us.’

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Shocking moment stoned lorry driver swerves into car causing serious injuries