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WATCH: Drug taking HGV driver nearly kills Mercedes passenger in A47 Guyhirn crash

HGV driver’s cannabis level at 3.7mcg per litre of blood

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A driver who was almost double the drug drive limit when he lost of control of his lorry and swerved into the path of another vehicle has been jailed. Anthony Campbell was behind the wheel of a Scania heavy goods lorry when he crashed into an oncoming black Mercedes GL320 towing a trailer on the A47 at Guyhirn on 3 January.

The driver of the Mercedes, a 33-year-old man from Birmingham, suffered minor injuries, while the passenger, a 38-year-old man, also from Birmingham, suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to Addenbrooke’s Hospital, in Cambridge, where he underwent surgery.

Campbell, 55, of Culross Place, East Kilbride, Glasgow, was uninjured and failed a roadside drugs wipe and was subsequently arrested.

Five hours later, a blood sample was taken which showed his cannabis level at 3.7mcg per litre of blood. The legal limit is two.

Anthony Campbell (above) was driving a 44 tonne HGV when he crashed into an Mercedes GL320 towing a trailer on the A47 at Guyhirn on 3 January

Anthony Campbell (above) was driving a 44 tonne HGV when he crashed into a Mercedes GL320 towing a trailer on the A47 at Guyhirn on 3 January

At Peterborough Crown Court on Friday (12 July), Campbell was sentenced to two years in prison after previously pleading guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

He was also disqualified from driving for four years.

Anthony Campbell, 55, of Culross Place, East Kilbride, Glasgow, was uninjured and failed a roadside drugs wipe and was subsequently arrested.

Anthony Campbell, 55, of Culross Place, East Kilbride, Glasgow, was uninjured and failed a roadside drugs wipe and was subsequently arrested.

In a Victim Personal Statement, the passenger said: “When I was trapped in the car at the scene of the crash, I thought I was going to die.

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“After my release from hospital I remember seeing lorries diving on the roads and I was shouting ‘slow down’ and grabbing hold of the handles in the car. This was the first time it hit me how scared I was following the accident.

Anthony Campbell (above) was driving a 44 tonne HGV when he crashed into an Mercedes GL320 towing a trailer on the A47 at Guyhirn on 3 January

Anthony Campbell  was driving a 44 tonne HGV when he crashed into a Mercedes GL320 towing a trailer on the A47 at Guyhirn on 3 January

“I can’t believe that someone would be so stupid as to drive a 44-tonne lorry with drugs in their system. The whole incident has left me sad, upset, and angry. What he did that day could have easily killed us.”

PC Boris Kahn, from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, and Hertfordshire’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “Campbell displayed unbelievable recklessness and ignorance in getting behind the wheel after smoking cannabis.

“It is nothing short of a miracle that the driver and the passenger in the Mercedes are still here today.

“While they continue to recover from their injuries, I hope the victims feel a sense of justice and closure following this sentence.

Anthony Campbell (above) was driving a 44 tonne HGV when he crashed into an Mercedes GL320 towing a trailer on the A47 at Guyhirn on 3 January

Anthony Campbell  was driving a 44 tonne HGV when he crashed into a Mercedes GL320 towing a trailer on the A47 at Guyhirn on 3 January

“Anyone who drives after taking illegal drugs is putting people’s lives at risk and it is completely unacceptable.”

Anyone with concerns about someone’s drug taking can report it to police via www.cambs.police.uk/report or call the dedicated drink and drug drive hotline on 0800 032 0845.

 

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