Trucker killed biker after fixing wing mirror with duct tape

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  A lorry driver who killed a motorcyclist and seriously injured his son after fixing his broken wing mirror with duct tape has been jailed for 14 months. Robert Witherspoon, 57, caused the horrific crash which claimed the life of retired David Little, 63, by switching lanes on the A13 in Barking, east London. He was unable to properly check his wing mirror because it was hanging off and had been secured in botched repair job. He clipped a Ford…

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