Driver jailed over fatal M62 crash was scrolling in music app
A 20-year-old driver has been sentenced to two years and eight months in a young offenders' institution for causing a fatal crash on the M62. The driver admitted to being distracted by a music app on his phone while traveling at 67mph in a 50mph zone.
Why it matters
This case highlights the lethal consequences of mobile phone distraction while driving and serves as a legal precedent for sentencing in similar traffic fatalities.
Image caption, Ryan Richardson, 20, was sentenced at Hull Crown Court earlier
A driver who killed a 68-year-old man while scrolling through a music app on his phone has been sentenced to two years and eight months in a young offenders' institution.
Ryan Richardson, 20, from Brough, previously admitted causing death by dangerous driving after the crash on the M62 on 26 February 2025.
He was sentenced at Hull Crown Court earlier and also banned from driving for six years.
Police said Richardson was driving a Toyota Yaris at about 67mph (107km/h) when he crashed into the back of a Toyota Aygo.
During his police interview, he admitted being distracted by his mobile phone and failing to spot traffic ahead.
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