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Photographs of naked women appeared on the X social media feed of Neil Platt, 43, moments before the horrific crash near junction four of the M58 in Skelmersdale on May 17 last year.
A “heavily distracted” Platt failed to notice stationary traffic ahea…
A lorry driver who was “distracted” as he looked at pornography images seconds before he killed a father of two in a motorway crash has been jailed.
Neil Platt was sentenced to 10 years behind bars on Friday for causing the death of a man while driving…
4 hours agoJonny HumphriesNorth WestLancashire PoliceA HGV driver who killed a father-of-two while “heavily distracted” by pornography on his phone has been jailed for 10 years. Neil Platt was scrolling through pictures of naked women on the social med…
ITV Granada Reports correspondent Rob Smith was in court for the sentencing hearingA lorry driver with an “arrogant and selfish attitude to driving” was scrolling pornography on his phone moments before crashing into the back of a car – killing a fathe…
Neil Platt, 43, crashed into father-of-two Daniel Aitchison’s car, killing him instantly
19:34, 19 Sep 2025
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Neil Platt was driving his HGV from Dumfries in Scotland to Liverpool.
An HGV driver has been jailed after he was caught scrolli…
Neil Platt was described as a “multi-tonne accident waiting to happen”
Cheryl Mullin and Kim Pilling
19:11, 19 Sep 2025Updated 19:18, 19 Sep 2025
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Neil Platt’s lorry smashed into Danny Aitchison car at 54mph, after Platt had been distrac…
Neil Platt, 43, was looking at porn on his mobile phone while driving an HGV on the M58 in Skelmersdale before crashing into a car belonging to Danny Aitchison, who was tragically killed
20:13, 19 Sep 2025Updated 20:21, 19 Sep 2025
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An HGV driver has been jailed for a fatal crash on the M58, after prosecutors proved he had been distracted by looking at pornography on his phone moments before the collision.
Neil Platt, 43, has been jailed for 10 years today at Preston Crown Court f…
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Relatives of a man who died as he crossed the road have left new floral tributes at the scene of the crash.
Peter Giannasi was killed instantly when he was hit by a lorry in Bolton Road, Darwen[1], on December 9 last year. The 70-year-old was crossing …