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By JAMES MULHOLLAND Published: 20:56, 25 April 2025 | Updated: 20:56, 25 April 2025
A lorry driver who killed a heavily pregnant nurse in a horror crash has been jailed.Trevor Norgate was locked up for two years and eigh…
A LORRY driver who killed a heavily pregnant nurse in a horror crash has been jailed for more than two-and-a-half years.
Trevor Norgate was driving an HGV when it veered off the M8 motorway and into the hard shoulder[1] where Evelyn Brown, 41, had stopped her car.
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Truck driver Trevor Norgate outside courtCredit: Credit: Mike Gibbons
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Evelyn was expecting her third child when she was killedCredit: Credit: Gofundme
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Norgate was handed two-and-a-half years behind bars at the High Court in EdinburghCredit: credit: alamy
Evelyn was 34 weeks pregnant at the time of the incident, which occurred at 9.08am on December 18, 2023.
After continuing in the hard shoulder for some 88 metres, the truck ploughed into Evelyn’s parked car[2], killing her and her unborn baby.
Norgate’s lawyer said his client had been “momentarily distracted for seven or eight seconds at most” prior to the collision.
The 58-year-old had previously plead guilty to causing death by dangerous driving.
He also said the lives of Evelyn’s close relatives had been “materially impacted in significantly detrimental ways”.
He added: “The fact remains this is a very serious matter.
“No sentence I can impose can in any sense be a measure of the value of the lives that have been lost, nor provide a comfort to the family whose own lives have been devastated as a result.
“I have read and take into account victim impact statements by Ms Brown’s mother and stepsister, which are eloquent in their terms, explaining the extent of their tragic loss and their difficulties in coming to terms with it.
“As the result of your actions, their lives have been changed radically for the worse.”
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He acknowledged the fact Norgate had “accepted responsibility” for his actions at an early stage, and that it was he who called 999 following the incident[4].
However he said he had “no alternative” but to impose a prison term, and sentenced him to two years and eight months in prison.
He also disqualified Norgate from driving for four years and eight months, and said he would have to complete an extended driving test before being allowed to drive again.
Norgate, dressed in a blue fleece and purple tracksuit bottoms, showed no emotion as the sentence was handed down.
Norgate’s lawyer David Nicolson KC said his client was “utterly devastated” by what happened, and that he will “never, ever get over what he did on this particular morning”[5].
He added his client had watched footage of the incident but remains “absolutely at a loss” as to how he become “distracted” for the seven or eight seconds it took for the lorry to collide with Evelyn’s car.
It emerged Norgate, of Bellshill, Lanarkshire[6], already had six points on his licence[7] at the time for using a mobile phone[8] while on the road.
Evelyn was born in Nigeria and moved to the UK in 2015.
She already had two young children at the time of the crash.
She worked as an agency nurse for a company called Medline and lived with her wheelchair-bound mother.
She had not long finished a 12-hour shift at East Lothian Community Hospital in Haddington when tragedy struck that morning.
Trevor Norgate, 58, has been slapped with a two-year jail term after causing death by dangerous driving. He crashed into a pregnant nurse who had stopped in the hard shoulder
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Evelyn Brown was parked on the hard shoulder when she wa…
A lorry driver who killed a heavily pregnant nurse in a crash on the M8 has been sentenced to more than two-and-a-half years in prison.
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A LORRY driver killed a heavily pregnant nurse in a horror motorway crash.
Trevor Norgate, 58, was behind the wheel of his HGV when it drifted onto the hard shoulder where Evelyn Brown, 41, had stopped in her Kia Sorento[1].
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Evelyn Brown had celebrated her baby shower the day before the crash
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Norgate appeared at the High Court in GlasgowCredit: Andrew Barr
Footage of the smash on the M8 westbound near Hermiston Gait in Edinburgh[2] on December 18 2023 was captured on Norgate’s dash cam.
Evelyn – known as Eve – passed away from her injuries[3]. She was 34 weeks pregnant at time and her unborn baby tragically did not survive either.
Prosecutors stated Norgate had “allowed himself to become distracted” prior to the collision[4] although it is not known how.
He appeared in the dock at the High Court[5] in Glasgow today where he pleaded guilty to a charge of causing death by dangerous[6] driving[7].
He was remanded in custody and is due to be sentenced next month.
Prosecutor Jennifer Cameron told how Evelyn was born in Nigeria and moved to the UK in 2015.
She already had two young children at the time of the crash.
Evelyn worked as an agency nurse for a company called Medline.
She had not long finished a 12-hour shift at East Lothian Community Hospital in Haddington when tragedy struck that morning.
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Miss Cameron said the mum had texted her sister to say she was on her way home.
Norgate meantime was driving his haulage firm HGV having started work at 4am that day.
He had “complied with rest requirements” while behind the wheel of his lorry.
The court went on to be shown harrowing footage of the collision.
Evelyn’s car had been stationary on the hard shoulder at the time with its lights on.
Miss Cameron: “The HGV began to veer from the lane onto the hard shoulder.
“The vehicle drifted over a period of between seven to eight seconds with no corrective action being taken or braking to alter the course of travel.
“The lorry travelled on the hard shoulder for approximately 88.5 metres until the point of impact with the rear of Evelyn Brown vehicle.
“It is noted there is no sound or exclamation within the cab (of the lorry) immediately before impact confirming Norgate, at that time, did not have his eyes on the road.”
The advocate depute added Norgate “ought to have seen” the Kia on the hard shoulder.
Norgate immediately got out and dialled 999. A passing doctor stopped to give an unresponsive Evelyn first aid.
Fire crews then arrived to get her out of the wrecked car.
Paramedics[11] tried valiantly to help at the scene, but Evelyn never recovered.
She had suffered fatal neck and chest injuries. Evelyn’s unborn baby also did not survive.
Norgate went on to make a number of comments to police[12] including he had “moved in his lane” for “something in the road”.
But, Miss Cameron said there was “no evidence to substantiate” this claim.
She added, instead, the dash cam footage showed “a slow, continuous motion” on the hard shoulder that morning with “no signs of driver interaction”.
Evelyn, also of Bellshill, lived with her wheelchair-bound mother at the time.
She also had a lifelong friend who had moved from Nigeria to be with the nurse.
Evelyn’s two children now stay with their father, but return to visit their grandmother on a weekly basis.
Miss Cameron: “The family have felt the loss keenly. Miss Brown’s mother has been extremely distressed since and has not felt able to attend court.
“The children, on family visits, often ask when their mum is going to come home from work.”
David Nicolson, defending, said Norgate gave his “sincere apologies” for what happened.
The KC added: “He has done what he now can and hopefully the next of kin can take comfort from that.”
Mr Nicolson did not move for Norgate’s bail to be continued.
Lord Armstrong deferred sentencing until April 24 in Edinburgh.
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Prosecutors stated Trevor Norgate had “allowed himself to become distracted” prior to the collisionCredit: Spindrift
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