Dashcam footage reviewed by investigators has brought renewed attention to the dangers of mobile phone use while driving, following a fatal motorway crash near Manchester in October 2025. The collision, which occurred on the M62, resulted in the deaths of a young mother and her two children and has since become part of a wider national discussion on distracted driving.
The driver under investigation, Renne Good, a 32-year-old marketing professional, survived the crash with non-life-threatening injuries. Authorities allege that she was using her mobile phone at the time of the incident. Phone records examined as part of the investigation indicate that an incoming call was active moments before the collision.
According to police findings, the vehicle crossed lanes and struck an oncoming car carrying a family traveling for routine morning plans. Emergency services responded quickly, but the occupants of the other vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene. Their identities have not been emphasized by authorities beyond confirming that they were a mother and her two young children.
Greater Manchester Police seized the driver’s mobile phone as part of standard procedure in serious road traffic incidents. Digital forensics confirmed call activity coinciding with the time of the crash. Investigators have stated that this evidence, alongside dashcam footage from another vehicle, will form a central part of the prosecution’s case.