00:00A grieving dad is urging drivers not to use their phones behind the wheel after his son
00:04was killed by a Lancashire motorist who checked Facebook.
00:08Joe Cairns, 14, was killed when HGV driver James Madry from Chorley ploughed into a school
00:13minibus on the M58 at Bickerstaff in January 2019.
00:17Madry, who had been using his phone throughout his journey, also killed a 50-year-old support
00:22worker and injured five others in the collision.
00:26He was jailed for eight years and ten months for death by dangerous driving offences, and
00:30two years and eight months for the causing serious injury offences.
00:33Joe's dad, Andy O'Dell, 55, said his son's death was totally preventable.
00:39The dad of three is now urging motorists to think twice before using their phones while
00:43driving.
00:44He also released a heartbreaking video of his son laughing as he celebrated his birthday.
00:57Happy birthday dear Joe, happy birthday to you.
01:06Hooray!
01:07Hooray!
01:08Hooray!
01:09Hooray!
01:10Hooray!
01:11Yay!
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