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Lorry driver jailed for 11 years after phone game distraction caused fatal crash
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. Birmingham Mail is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 14 Nov 2026, 09:52 UTC. The headline in use is “Lorry driver jailed for 11 years after phone game distraction caused fatal crash”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Christopher Cooke, 55, was distracted by the Chief Almighty app when he drove into the back of a Citroen van driven by Paul Cobbold on the A14 in Suffolk in March 2023
Birmingham MailRead at Birmingham Mail
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Lorry driver jailed for 11 years after phone game distraction caused fatal crash
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