Text death driver gets four years

Link: BBC NEWS | England | Text death driver gets four years

We reported on this story last month – and today a judge passed sentence in the case.

A teenage driver who caused the death of a woman in a crash as she sent a mobile phone text message has been sent to a young offenders’ institute.

Rachel Begg, 19, of Whinbank in Ponteland, admitted sending the message shortly before the collision on the A696, near Newcastle Airport.