Suffolk HGV driver jailed for seriously injuring young family in motorway crash

A Suffolk HGV driver has been jailed for his involvement in a crash that saw a 8-year-old girl suffer life-threatening injuries i(Image: Warwickshire Police)/i

An HGV driver from Suffolk has been jailed following a crash on a motorway that saw an eight-year-old child suffer life-threatening injuries.

Dominic Nicholls, 53, of Inkerman Terrace in Hadleigh, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for dangerous driving, having collided with the rear of a family car that had stopped on the hard shoulder due to engine issues.

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The incident happened at 11.56pm on the M42 northbound in Warwickshire on April 28 last year and resulted in injuring three of the car's four occupants, including an eight-year-old child.