Miss Carpenter, 23, a special constable who has handed out at least six fixed penalty fines to motorists for using their mobile phones while driving, was talking on her cellphone when she drove into the path of David Bartholomew’s motorcycle. Now, he's dead.

When interviewed by police, Miss Carpenter, a 3 year police officer, repeatedly lied and said she was not on her phone.

She later said she briefly took a call before admitting she had been on the phone for the entire journey, but had had it on the loudspeaker in her lap.

When asked about repeatedly changing her story, Miss Carpenter said: ‘In the time of the first interview, I just panicked and said what I said, which I know is not the truth.

Experienced motorcyclist Mr Bartholomew, was riding his Honda CBF1000 east along the A31 at March 20 last year when Miss Carpenter – who was off-duty – pulled out of a side road.

PC John Hayward, Dorset Police’s accident investigator, told Bournemouth Coroner’s Court: ‘The use of her mobile phone can only have been a distraction and has very likely contributed to her not seeing the motorcyclist.’

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