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Prison Officer Jailed After Gambling on Phone Leads to 71mph A50 Crash Injuring Pregnant Woman

Investigators say phone data showed he spent much of a two-hour drive gambling on his handset.

Overview

  • Newly released dashcam video shows Jack Bentley’s Ford Focus slamming into a stationary Nissan X‑Trail in a tailback on the A50.
  • Bentley, 30, pleaded guilty to two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and was sentenced on 11 February at Derby Crown Court to two years and four months in prison.
  • He was disqualified from driving for three years and two months.
  • Police say phone analysis found sustained use of online gambling and games throughout the journey from Blackpool to Derby.
  • The crash forced an emergency caesarean at about 33 weeks and the newborn spent weeks in intensive care, while a child suffered a fractured ankle and the family dog required emergency spinal surgery.