New fine for drivers who use mobiles not enough - brother of man killed

Darren Martin, whose brother Lee was killed by a van driver using a mobile phone, says proposed 200 fine no deterrent

The brother of a man killed by a van driver using a mobile phone has said proposals to double the fine for using a device behind the wheel are not high enough.

Darrell Martin said police told him there was 90 seconds of clear road when Christopher Gard, who had at least six previous convictions for using a phone at the wheel, could have seen his brother Lee, but failed to do so. He collided with the cyclist at 65mph on 12 August last year.