“Look at what you’ve done.“ | Three lives lost, and one changed forever (distressing content)

A lorry driver who caused a collision which killed three people has spoken out from his prison cell on the dangers of using a mobile phone at the wheel as part of a hard-hitting film by Durham Constabulary. Ion Onut was using the internet on his phone when he crashed his Scania truck into slow moving traffic on the northbound carriageway of the A1(M) last July, killing three people and injuring several others. Forensic examinations of his mobile phone found that Onut, of Galashiels, in Scotland, had been repeatedly using the device’s web browser throughout his journey from Cambridgeshire right up until the time of the collision, which happened at at Bowburn on July 15. Now, in a bid to prevent further tragedies, the 42-year-old has spoken out from his prison cell as part of a film highlighting the dangers of using a mobile phone at the wheel. Created by Durham Constabulary’s media team, the film features moving interviews with Onut, several witnesses, police officers who att