Martin Naylor

A van driver speeding and using his phone collided with 73-year-old Roger Bowler’s car on the A38 near Derby, causing severe injuries that left him significantly debilitated until his death months later. The victim’s daughter delivered an emotional statement in court describing the devastation caused. Aaron Roberts pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving and was sentenced to two years in prison and a driving ban of two years and ten months, with the judge condemning his excessive speed and phone use before the crash.