Woman who lost mam and stepdad in horrific A1(M) crash in mobile …

L-R Assistant Chief Constable Tonya Antonis, Jonathan Slee from Durham County Council, Detective Constable Natalie Horner, Mariellena Johnson, PCC Joy Allen, and Inspector Kevin Salter from Durham Roads and Armed Policing Unit (Image: Durham Police)

A woman who lost her mam and stepdad in a fatal collision has launched a campaign to stop people from using their mobile phones at the wheel.

Elaine Sullivan, 57, and 59-year-old David Daglish, from Seaham, were killed when a lorry driver ploughed into their Vauxhall Crossland as they drove on the A1(M) near Bowburn.

Paul Mullen, 51, who was driving a Toyota Hilux, also lost his life in the collision, which happened on July 15, 2021.

The Northern Echo:

Forensic examinations of the lorry driver’s mobile phone found that he had been repeatedly using the device’s web browser throughout his journey from Cambridgeshire right up until the time of the collision.