A terrifying crash on England’s A50 highway left a pregnant woman seriously injured and her newborn in critical condition after 30-year-old Jack Bentley, distracted by gambling apps on his phone, collided with a line of stationary vehicles. Dashcam footage from April 2025 shows Bentley’s Ford Focus smashing into a Nissan at the end of the queue, triggering an emergency situation.

The 32-week pregnant woman, expecting her first child, suffered a fractured pelvis and was rushed into an emergency C-section, while her newborn required weeks of care in the neonatal intensive care unit. Phone records confirmed Bentley had been using gambling applications for nearly the entire two-hour drive. Derby Crown Court sentenced Bentley to 28 months in prison and imposed a 40-month driving ban, citing the extreme recklessness of his actions. The incident underscores the dangers of distracted driving and the potentially life-threatening consequences of mobile phone use behind the wheel.