Man jailed after drinking and smoking while driving

Footage has captured the moment a man drove his work truck while drinking champagne and texting before he crashed into a family car.

A man has been filmed on his internal dashcam with his hands off the steering wheel, swigging Bollinger champagne, rolling a ciggie and sending texts.

Mason Cowgill, 27, then crashed his work’s truck last June into a family’s stationary car containing three children at Ingleton, North Yorkshire, The Sun reports.

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A man is filmed swigging Bollinger champagne at the wheel. Picture: North Yorkshire Police

Mason Cowgill was also filmed rolling a cigarette before crashing his work’s truck into a family’s stationary car. Picture: North Yorkshire Police

York crown court heard the thug had also gone on a crime spree three weeks before in Harrogate.

He stole Chablis and prosecco from Tesco plus wine from a hotel.

Cowgill, of Gargrave, North Yorks, who said he had drink and drug issues, admitted dangerous driving and the thefts.

None of the family in the crash was injured.

The thug had also gone on a crime spree three weeks before in Harrogate. Picture: North Yorkshire Police.

Cowgill was jailed for 16 months. Picture: North Yorkshire Police.

Judge Simon Hickey asked: “Do you pose a risk to the public?

“You do in terms of driving.”

Cowgill was jailed for 16 months, banned from driving for 32 months and must then take a road test.

This article originally appeared in The Sun and was reproduced with permission

Originally published as Man jailed after drinking and smoking while driving