A fuel tanker driver was looking at photos of scantily-clad women on his mobile phone when he ploughed into police cars at 65 mph, killing a safety officer, it has emerged.
Jorge Espinoza, 33, was driving his 18-wheel truck on an Arizona highway in May this year when he smashed into three police cars and two fire trucks parked at the scene of an earlier accident.
Public safety officer Tim Huffman, 47, who was in one of the patrol cars at the time writing a report, was declared dead at the scene.
One witness statement said the truck was 'tossing cars around like they were toys'.
Espinoza, who escaped from the wreck unhurt, said he didn't see the police vehicles because he was looking in his mirror at a passing lorry when he suddenly felt the violent jolt from the crash.
He also claimed he never used his mobile while driving as it was against company policy.