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| Death crash woman is 'not guilty' | Death crash woman is 'not guilty' |
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| A woman has been found not guilty of causing death by dangerous driving but guilty of careless driving at Caernarfon Crown Court. | A woman has been found not guilty of causing death by dangerous driving but guilty of careless driving at Caernarfon Crown Court. |
| Nia Lloyd Jones, 25, from Llanarmon, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, had denied she lost control of her car, crashing into Anwen Thomas, 51, from Deiniolen, because she was using a mobile phone. | |
| Mrs Thomas died in hospital a fortnight later from deep vein thrombosis. | |
| Sentencing has been adjourned until Wednesday. | Sentencing has been adjourned until Wednesday. |
| Ms Lloyd Jones, a former prisons drugs counsellor, told the court how she braked and lost control when she saw a broken-down tanker ahead of her on the A4244 at Pentir, near Bangor, last December. | |
| Mother-of-two Anwen Thomas died two weeks after the collision | Mother-of-two Anwen Thomas died two weeks after the collision |
| The jury heard that in statements to the police, she thought she crashed because her car had aqua-planed or skidded on the wet road. | The jury heard that in statements to the police, she thought she crashed because her car had aqua-planed or skidded on the wet road. |
| The prosecution alleged there was not enough water on the road for a vehicle to crash in the way that Ms Jones had described to the police. | The prosecution alleged there was not enough water on the road for a vehicle to crash in the way that Ms Jones had described to the police. |
| The jury were told that phone records showed she had used her mobile shortly before the accident. It was an allegation denied by Ms Jones. | The jury were told that phone records showed she had used her mobile shortly before the accident. It was an allegation denied by Ms Jones. |
| 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. |
| It's impossible to say whether she was using the phone immediately before the collision Judge John Rogers | |
| 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 alleged she was on a "twisty country road" and she used the phone and looked at its screen. Again, Ms Lloyd Jones denied his claim. | Mr Lloyd Jones alleged she was on a "twisty country road" and she used the phone and looked at its screen. Again, Ms Lloyd Jones denied his claim. |
| Mrs Thomas suffered a broken pelvis during the crash and underwent surgery 11 days later on December 14. | Mrs Thomas suffered a broken pelvis during the crash and underwent surgery 11 days later on December 14. |
| The following day, however, she died as a result of deep vein thrombosis. | The following day, however, she died as a result of deep vein thrombosis. |
| Summing up Judge John Rogers told the jury: "Push emotion out of your minds when you come to make your judgement. | |
| "You will judge this case with your heads not your hearts." | |
| Judge Rogers added: "It's impossible to say whether she was using the phone immediately before the collision." |