Overview

• On June 13, Lewes Crown Court sentenced Nathan Cole, 29, to two years and four months in prison for causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
• Cole was also disqualified from driving for four years and four months following his conviction.
• Prosecutors said the crash occurred when Cole, distracted by checking social media, slammed his Volkswagen van at 72mph into a broken-down Peugeot on the A27.
• The 60-year-old victim from Hampshire suffered a leg amputation and spent the Christmas period in a coma.
• Detective Constable Sean Corbin of Sussex Police warned that the case illustrates the devastating risks of speeding and phone-related distractions on the road.