Toronto Star

Distracted trucker jailed in 4 deaths

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A British court has set a 10-year prison sentence for a truck driver who smashed into a car and killed four people moments after scrolling through music on his mobile phone.

The driver, 30-year-old Tomasz Kroker, had pleaded guilty to four counts of causing death by dangerous driving and one count of causing serious injury.

Tracey Houghton, 45; her sons, Ethan Houghton, 13, and Josh Houghton, 11; and her stepdaught­er, Aimee Goldsmith, 11, were killed in the Aug. 10 crash.

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