‘O’Sullivan’s driving was careless,’ police saypublished at 17:42 BST<\/p>\n
17:42 BST<\/p>\n
Investigating officer Det Sgt Mark Dunne has released a statement saying Thames Valley Police’s thoughts are with the victim’s friends and family. <\/p>\n
He adds: \u201cAlthough
\nthe detection system on the smart motorway was not functioning at the time,
\nother drivers saw the stranded Nissan vehicle and took the necessary evasive
\naction, and we received a number of 999 calls alerting us to the break down in
\na live lane,” he says.<\/p>\n
\u201cTragically,
\nprior to our arrival on scene, O\u2019Sullivan collided with the Nissan, causing a
\ncatastrophic injury to Pulvinder.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur
\ncase was always that the manner of O\u2019Sullivan\u2019s driving was careless,
\nregardless of the status of the smart motorway systems not alerting drivers to
\nthe stranded car at the time.<\/p>\n
\u201cPulvinder
\nwas a much loved person, and I hope that her family can begin to move forward
\nwith their lives in some way now that sentencing has concluded.\u201d<\/p>\n