A driver who caused a fatal crash after crossing into on-coming traffic while distracted has been spared a prison sentence.

Jordan Brimson, 25, was at the wheel of a Ford Fusion when he veered across the white line into the path of a VW Golf on a corner of the A143 at Lynford in February 2023.

Arunas Steiblys, 48, a married father of an 11-year-old daughter from Thetford, was killed instantly in the head-on crash.  

Air ambulances sent to the fatal crash at happened near Mundford in February 2023Air ambulances sent to the fatal crash at happened near Mundford in February 2023 (Image: Lucy Apthorp) Jordan Brimson veered over the white lines into the path of oncoming traffic on a bendJordan Brimson veered over the white lines into the path of oncoming traffic on a bend (Image: Google)

Norwich Crown Court was told neither driver had been speeding and there was no reason why Brimson would drive fully into the opposing lane while he was heading home from a shift at work.

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Chris Youell, prosecuting, said: “The only possible explanation for being on the wrong side of the road is inattention. 

“He has not been able to provide any explanation and in interviews with police afterwards said the last thing he remembered was leaving work.”

Analysis had found his phone had been playing YouTube at the time but there was no evidence he had become distracted by looking at it, he added.

The court was shown dash cam footage from Mr Steiblys’ car that captured the minutes before the crash.

In a statement from his widow Inga Steibliene said the devastating impact of his death “still seems like a nightmare”.

“I have lost a husband, my daughter has lost her father and his parents have lost their only son,” she said.   

Jordan Brimson was sentenced seven months suspended for two yearsJordan Brimson was sentenced seven months suspended for two years (Image: Facebook)

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Brimson, of Drake Gardens in Swaffham, pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving. 

The court heard he was “deeply remorseful” for the deadly consequences of a "brief loss of concentration”. 

Judge Alice Robinson said it had been a “very difficult decision” to suspend a seven month sentence for two years with a requirement to complete 250 hours unpaid work.  

She said she had been mindful of the impact on his wife and his own young disabled son of immediate custody. 

“There is no sensible explanation why this happened,” she said. “No sentence can make up for a family’s loss.”

He was also banned from driving for two years.