A Lockerbie lorry driver who caused chaos on a motorway after
falling asleep at the wheel following a drugs binge has been jailed.
AFATHER died after
falling asleep at the wheel while driving his son home from university and crashing into a wooden fence after his car left the M4.
However, police have now revealed that the crash happened due to the car driver
falling asleep at the wheel.
Anjuli Shergill, Senior Crown Prosecutor for West Midlands Crown Prosecution Service, said: "This prosecution highlights the consequences of a driver
falling asleep at the wheel of a car.
David Davies and the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) have hit out at charges imposed by private firms on motorists who stop for more than two hours to avoid
falling asleep at the wheel.
Research from coffee chain Costa revealed 55% of North East drivers admitted driving when too tired, while 40% admitted feeling close to
falling asleep at the wheel.
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The businessman in question is Manhattan magnate Robert Miller (Richard Gere) who accidentally kills his mistress after
falling asleep at the wheel. There's also the small matter of a $400m black hole on his firm's balance sheet.
The former England U21 player stopped for a coffee, but it wasn't enough to prevent him
falling asleep at the wheel travelling along the A6 at Furness Vale in Derbyshire.
"The report recommends that drivers should be educated about the risk of
falling asleep at the wheel," said Al Houqani, who is consultant of internal medicine, respirology and sleep medicine at UAE University's medical faculty.
A MAN has appeared in court charged with causing the death of a motorist after allegedly
falling asleep at the wheel of his sports car and crashing into another motor.
Mr Parry said: "He admitted
falling asleep at the wheel and on waking suddenly saw the van driving towards him in the opposite direction."
At least one person dies every day after
falling asleep at the wheel, so anything that makes drivers break their journeys has to be good news.
"As many as one in five crashes on motorways or similar roads, and one in 10 across the road network, come as a result of drivers
falling asleep at the wheel."
Second, what factors, including sleep, influence
falling asleep at the wheel? The authors use the Trucking Industry Program Survey of Drivers to answer these questions.
