My son, 14, was killed by a Lancashire HGV driver checking Facebook - I've lost my whole world
Joe Cairns, 14, was killed when HGV driver James Majury, from Chorley, ploughed into a school minibus on the M58 at Bickerstaffe in January 2019.
Majury - who had been using his phone throughout his journey - also killed support worker Anne Kerr, 50, and injured five others in the collision.
He was jailed for eight years and ten months for death by dangerous driving offences and two years and eight months for the causing serious injury offences.
Joe’s dad, Andy O'Dell, 55, said his son's death was "totally preventable".
The dad-of-three is now urging motorists to "think twice" before using their phones while driving.
Majury - who had been using his phone throughout his journey - also killed support worker Anne Kerr, 50, and injured five others in the collision.
He was jailed for eight years and ten months for death by dangerous driving offences and two years and eight months for the causing serious injury offences.
Joe’s dad, Andy O'Dell, 55, said his son's death was "totally preventable".
The dad-of-three is now urging motorists to "think twice" before using their phones while driving.
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00:00A grieving dad is urging drivers not to use their phones behind the wheel after his son
00:04was killed by a Lancashire motorist who checked Facebook.
00:08Joe Cairns, 14, was killed when HGV driver James Madry from Chorley ploughed into a school
00:13minibus on the M58 at Bickerstaff in January 2019.
00:17Madry, who had been using his phone throughout his journey, also killed a 50-year-old support
00:22worker and injured five others in the collision.
00:26He was jailed for eight years and ten months for death by dangerous driving offences, and
00:30two years and eight months for the causing serious injury offences.
00:33Joe's dad, Andy O'Dell, 55, said his son's death was totally preventable.
00:39The dad of three is now urging motorists to think twice before using their phones while
00:43driving.
00:44He also released a heartbreaking video of his son laughing as he celebrated his birthday.
00:57Happy birthday dear Joe, happy birthday to you.
01:06Hooray!
01:07Hooray!
01:08Hooray!
01:09Hooray!
01:10Hooray!
01:11Yay!