Bradford delivery driver was using Snapchat when he caused crash which killed biker

A delivery driver who was using Snapchat when he caused a crash that killed a man has been jailed. Daniaal Iqbal, 23, has been jailed for three-and-a-half years and disqualified from driving for two years for causing the death of Peter Rushforth by dangerous driving. York Crown Court heard how Iqbal, of Toller Lane in Bradford, was using Snapchat at the wheel of his white Ford Transit van when he ploughed into the 56-year-old biker on Kirkby Road in Ripon on September 21, 2019. Iqbal had just made a delivery and had just rounded a corner when he collided with Mr Rushforth, who was travelling towards Ripon on his blue GSXR Suzuki motorbike. The impact of the collision killed him instantly. Read more: Paedophile stopped in Halifax street by police found to have sick child abuse WhatsApp chats Iqbal was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and his mobile phone was seized and taken in for forensic examination. The Digital Forensic Unit at North Yorkshire Police had extracted data from the phone and the force’s Major Collision investigators found evidence Iqbal had been interacting with his phone all along Kirkby Road. Investigators found he had been launching
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