Crash Brought On By Phone Gambler Led To Premature Birth

26 February 2026
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George TorrEast Midlands


A guy who was gambling on his phone when he crashed into a cars and truck, causing a pregnant female to deliver too soon, has been imprisoned.


Jack Bentley struck a stationary Nissan X-Trail queuing in traffic on the A50 in Hatton, Derbyshire, on 6 April.


Police stated the chauffeur of the Nissan suffered whiplash and the pregnant traveler was rushed into healthcare facility with a fractured pelvis. Two other kids in the exact same cars and truck suffered injuries while the household's pet canine was seriously hurt and had to undergo emergency situation surgical treatment.


Bentley, 30, admitted 2 counts of triggering serious injury by harmful driving and was imprisoned for 28 months at Derby Crown Court and prohibited from driving for 38 months.


After the crash the pregnant woman had to undergo an emergency Caesarean section, leaving her early baby in intensive look after a variety of weeks, when she suffered 2 collapsed lungs.


The infant later on made a recovery and was able to go home.


Derbyshire Police stated Bentley, of Meadow Way, Derby, had actually been travelling home from Blackpool when the accident happened at 18:45 BST.


A chauffeur in the left-hand lane recorded the footage on her dashcam, which was used as evidence.


Bentley, driving in the right-hand lane, did not see the fixed traffic and crashed without changing his speed, authorities stated.


He was seen previously diverting into the turf verge of the eastbound carriageway in between junctions 6 and 5, along with swerving in between lanes.


Bentley was jailed at the scene. Analysis of his phone information following the crash revealed he had actually been utilizing his phone while driving, checking out online gaming websites, the force said.


early moments'


In a victim impact declaration, the mom stated: "I needed an emergency situation Caesarean due to my child remaining in distress. I discovered this very terrible and didn't desire my child to be born like that and that early.


"My baby was born without skin-to-skin contact and me and my partner had to wait to see her.


"When you have an infant you expect to be in a bubble with your partner and newborn however we were separated throughout 3 wards in the healthcare facility and lost out on a lot in those early minutes.


"No mother or daddy must have to go through this.


"The next 3 weeks we invested in health center getting our baby strong enough to come home."


Following sentencing on 11 February, PC Richard Morris, from Derbyshire Police, stated: "This was a dreadful display screen of driving by Bentley, who spent the bulk of his journey sidetracked by being on his phone.


"I know that the physical, psychological and psychological trauma from this occurrence continues to effect on this family, who were simply going out their day when this completely avoidable accident happened."


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