Lorry driver Robert Ward jailed for causing death of Victoria Kavanagh following M6 collision in West Midlands

Robert Ward has been jailed for causing the death of loving mum Victoria Kavanagh, from Oldbury, after colliding with her car on the M6
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A lorry driver has been jailed for 34 weeks after admitting causing death by dangerous driving following a collision with Victoria Kavanagh’s car on the M6.

Robert Ward was changing lanes at Junction 10 of the M6 on 27 July, 2020 when he collided with Victoria Kavanagh’s Citroen C1.

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The 56 year-old failed to give himself sufficient view to move safely across lanes and Ms Kavanagh, 41, from Oldbury, suffered critical injuries, later being pronounced dead at the scene.

Ward initially denied being responsible for Ms Kavanagh’s death, but changed his plea to guilty to causing death by careless driving.

At Wolverhampton Crown Court on Friday (December 16), Ward, of Croft Street, Willenhall, was jailed as well as being banned from driving for 16 months and one week to start upon release.

At the time, Ms Kavanagh’s family paid tribute to her, saying: "Victoria was a loving mother and daughter and a friend to everyone she met.

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“She graduated 18 months ago in children’s nursing and got her dream job shortly after working with safeguarding children. She had just been accepted to study for her Masters in Public Health and had so much to look forward to. She will leave behind a massive hole in our lives and will be forever missed."

Speaking after Ward’s sentencing, DC Damian Gibson from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: "Ms Kavanagh’s family have shown a great degree of patience and dignity having to wait for this case to come to its conclusion."