A lorry driver posed as his dead neighbour for over two years in order to steal more than £60,000 of his life savings.
04.03.2022 - 16:29 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A lorry driver was discovered to be exchanging text messages while driving, causing the death of a nurse in a multiple-vehicle crash on the M62.
Nicholas Liever, 49, was driving a Volvo HGV when it smashed into a Volkswagen Passat, an Iveco Vehicle Transporter and a Volkswagen Touareg at around 10.40am on September 5, 2019.
Karen McDonagh, 51, the driver of the Passat, suffered fatal injuries, Yorkshire Live reports.
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An investigation by the Major Collision Enquiry Team revealed that Liever was exchanging text messages in the time leading up to the collision, with the last one sent around the time of the crash.
But during an interview, Liever,lied and told police that he was not distracted at the time of the crash and claimed the incident, between Junction 22 for Rishworth Moor and Junction 23, was unavoidable.
He had also attempted to delete the data from his phone to hide the incriminating evidence - but it was retrieved by a specialist investigator.
Liever, of Clifton Road in Fishtoft, Lincolnshire, has since pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and was jailed for four years and four months at Leeds Crown Court.
Speaking after he had been sentenced, Detective Constable Jenny Stanley, of the Major Collision Enquiry Team, said: "This is yet another example of how dangerous using a mobile phone at the wheel of a moving vehicle can be.
"Liever has admitted responsibility for causing this collision and now has some time to reflect on his actions, which resulted in the death of a much-loved family member and impacted on the lives of those involved in what was a traumatic incident.
"Our sympathies remain with the family of Karen McDonagh and we hope that this outcome will give them some comfort."
A lorry driver posed as his dead neighbour for over two years in order to steal more than £60,000 of his life savings.
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