Motorist Gary Hart was found guilty today of causing the deaths of 10 people in a freak collision that derailed two trains in Selby, northern England, in February.
The crash happened when 37-year-old Hart's Land Rover car plunged from a motorway on to the railway track. A high-speed passenger train hit the car and was forced into the path of an oncoming goods train.
"We can confirm that Gary Hart has been found guilty of causing 10 deaths by dangerous driving," a spokeswoman said. "He has been bailed and will be sentenced in January. The jury found Hart guilty of dangerous driving by a majority of 10 to two, after 12 hours of deliberation".
The jury agreed with the prosecution that Hart had fallen asleep at the wheel after spending the whole of the previous night on the phone to a woman he met over the Internet.
Hart had denied throughout the case that he fell asleep and told the court he heard a bang shortly before the car left the motorway.
A government report released in March cleared the drivers of the two trains - who were both among the 10 people killed - of blame for the freak collision.