Overview
- Wayne Burgess, 61, pleaded guilty and on Thursday received a 17-month prison term suspended for two years with a 10-year driving ban, 300 hours of unpaid work and court-ordered rehabilitation.
- He crashed into a car on the M62 near Birch Services on May 2 last year, crushing it between two lorries and trapping the 70-year-old driver.
- Dashcam audio captured him on a hands-free call reciting a Salford postcode moments before impact, indicating distraction at the wheel.
- Police tests found cocaine in his system after the collision, which the court cited alongside the video evidence.
- The victim suffered a fractured eye socket, broken ribs and severe facial injuries, and said she can no longer work or help care for her grandchildren.