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| Crash driver denies using mobile | Crash driver denies using mobile |
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| A former prison drugs counsellor has denied causing a fatal road crash because she was on her mobile phone. | A former prison drugs counsellor has denied causing a fatal road crash because she was on her mobile phone. |
| Nia Lloyd Jones, 25, from Pwllheli, Gwynedd, had answered a call from her credit card company, it was claimed at Caernarfon Crown Court. | |
| She denies causing the death by dangerous driving of mother-of-two Anwen Thomas, 51, from Deiniolen. | She denies causing the death by dangerous driving of mother-of-two Anwen Thomas, 51, from Deiniolen. |
| Ms Lloyd Jones said she braked and lost control when she saw a tanker ahead of her. The trial continues. | Ms Lloyd Jones said she braked and lost control when she saw a tanker ahead of her. The trial continues. |
| Mrs Thomas died in hospital from deep vein thrombosis a fortnight after the incident on the A4244 at Pentir near Bangor in December 2005. | Mrs Thomas died in hospital from deep vein thrombosis a fortnight after the incident on the A4244 at Pentir near Bangor in December 2005. |
| The court heard that Ms Lloyd Jones' mobile phone had been found on top of a bag on the passenger seat. | The court heard that Ms Lloyd Jones' mobile phone had been found on top of a bag on the passenger seat. |
| Ms Lloyd Jones said she had passed her test shortly before her 18th birthday and had no convictions. | Ms Lloyd Jones said she had passed her test shortly before her 18th birthday and had no convictions. |
| Answering questions from her barrister Hugh Williams, she said she had a hands-free kit for her mobile phone with an earpiece and microphone. | Answering questions from her barrister Hugh Williams, she said she had a hands-free kit for her mobile phone with an earpiece and microphone. |
| Cross-examined by prosecutor Wyn Lloyd Jones, she disputed another motorist's claim that she had been on the wrong side of the road before the collision. | Cross-examined by prosecutor Wyn Lloyd Jones, she disputed another motorist's claim that she had been on the wrong side of the road before the collision. |
| He asked her: "Were you fumbling with your mobile phone at that time?" She replied "No". | He asked her: "Were you fumbling with your mobile phone at that time?" She replied "No". |
| Mr Lloyd Jones said she was on a "twisty country road" and she used the phone and looked at its screen. | Mr Lloyd Jones said she was on a "twisty country road" and she used the phone and looked at its screen. |
| But the defendant rejected this. | But the defendant rejected this. |
| Mrs Thomas suffered a broken pelvis in the crash and later had an operation because of her injuries. | Mrs Thomas suffered a broken pelvis in the crash and later had an operation because of her injuries. |
| But she died the the day after surgery. | But she died the the day after surgery. |