Community service for man who caused death of lorry driver at Peterborough services

French trucker Daniel Guillaume, a father of two, died following the accident on December 12 2017.

On Monday Jason Wagohorne (45) of Callaly Way, Newcastle upon Tyne, appeared at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court where he was sentenced after pleading guilty to causing death by driving without due care and attention.

He was banned from driving for 18 months, and ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work. He was also ordered to pay costs of £185 and a victim surcharge of £85

Emergency services including the Magpas air ambulance were called to the services at 1.40pm following the incident. However, despite the best efforts of paramedics, Mr Guillaume died at the scene from the injuries he suffered.

Following the incident, friends of Mr Guillaume contacted the Peterborough Telegraph to pay tribute to the 54-year-old.

His good friend of 15 years Pierre Girod said: “It’s a bit ironic but Daniel had his own page on Facebook to pay tribute to the lorry drivers who died at work.”

“Mr Guillaume posted photos of the snowy countryside off the A605 near Peterborough just 20 minutes before the tragic collision took place.”

Commenting on the post, Jeannette Phan said: “Your last post. Good-bye. Condolences to your family. I feel their pain.”

Mr Guillaume was an experienced French International lorry driver working for haulage company TFD, based near Tours in France, he left behind a wife and two daughters.