CONTAINS A DISTRESSING VIDEO AND IMAGE
You're not allowed to use your mobile phone while you're driving - and haven't been since 2003 - but that doesn't stop a lot of people from doing it. While we all know that drink driving is illegal and dangerous, it's less of a taboo to use your phone while in your car.
But using it while on the road can lead to heartbreaking consequences.
On 10 August 2016, a family was on their way home from Devon when Tomasz Kroker was distracted for less than 10 seconds. He was changing the music on his mobile phone and didn't see the cars in front of him. The truck he was driving caused a pile up of eight cars on the A34 in Berkshire.
Kroker. Credit: PA
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Tracey Houghton, 45, and her two sons Ethan, 13, and Josh, 11, as well as her step-daughter Aimee Goldsmith, 11 were killed instantly.
The horrible footage of the crash, as well as testimonies from the surviving family, is being shown at cinemas this week in a bid to stop people from using their mobile phones while driving.
The family separated into two cars on their way home, and Aimee's mother was at home while it happened.
The parents speak about the children they've lost, and it's horrible to watch.
No family should be lost to a mobile phone.
"I thought that was the worst day of my life when my children died, but it was when I went to the funeral directors and saw them dead in their coffins," says Aimee and Josh's dad.
"It sickens me that drivers use mobile phones in their cars. It devastates me," says Aimee's mother.
She calls a car "a potential weapon."
Credit: PA
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Meanwhile, Kroker has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
The laws are changing regarding texting while driving - it's going from three points on your licence to six, and the fine is increasing from £100 to £200.
According to the AA, if you're on your phone, you're twice as likely to crash than if you're drunk. That's pretty shocking, isn't it?
Remember to put your phone away when you're driving.
Featured Image Credit: PA