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Prison Officer Jailed for A50 Crash After Gambling on Phone While Driving

Court evidence showed sustained mobile gambling during a two-hour drive that ended with a high-speed rear-end collision.

Overview

  • Jack Bentley, 30, was sentenced to two years and four months in prison and disqualified from driving for three years and two months.
  • He pleaded guilty at Derby Crown Court to two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
  • Mobile records indicated near-continuous use of gambling and gaming sites, supported by CCTV and a witness photo taken eight miles earlier.
  • His Ford Focus struck the rear of a Nissan X-Trail at about 71 mph on the eastbound A50 near Foston on April 6 as traffic ahead was stationary.
  • The 33-week pregnant victim sustained a fractured pelvis and delivered a 4 lb premature daughter by emergency C-section, while a child fractured an ankle and the family dog needed spinal surgery; Bentley has been suspended from his prison officer role.