Troubled Danniella Westbrook under fire from road charities after posting Snapchats from behind the wheel
The actress has been slammed for her reckless actions which 'could have killed somebody'
DANIELLA Westbrook has come under fire from angry road safety campaigners for Snapchatting while driving down the motorway.
The 42-year-old actress has been repeatedly posting video updates to the app from behind the wheel while putting herself – and others – in great danger.
In one of the shocking clips the actress complains about bad traffic on the M25 after filming oncoming traffic while driving in the dark.
Mike Bristow, spokesperson for Brake the road safety charity, said: “Using your mobile device while driving is foolish and incredibly dangerous. It is estimated that one in five crashes are caused by drivers being distracted.
“Using a mobile at the wheel increases your risk of being involved in a crash and seriously injuring or killing yourself or other road users. Danniella should set a better example.”
Kevin Clinton, head of road safety at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), said: “Using social media while driving is just as distracting as texting or using a mobile phone.
"It is dangerous, reduces the driver’s awareness of what’s happening on the road around them and slows their reactions, all of which increase the risk of crashing, and possibly seriously injuring someone.”
Danniella was recently forced to hit back at claims she'd suffered a drug relapse.
The former EastEnders star was targeted by sick trolls who took over all her social media accounts and her email – releasing false information about a fake relapse.
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Speaking about her ordeal, the 42-year-old told the The Sun Online: “Everything has been hacked.
“I’m losing my mind. It’s making me ill. I feel unsafe in my own place.
“I didn’t give those quotes. The hacker has even taken over my email accounts.”
The actress – who is mum to Jodie,14, and Kai, 18 - revealed that she is still suffering from septicaemia and the stress of the situation is really not helping her get better.
Danniella had a meeting at Scotland Yard in an attempt to get to the bottom of who is hacking her.
While opening up about her hacker hell on October 5, the criminal struck again – posting a before and after picture of her writing: “My number one piece of advice I would give the younger generation is don’t do drugs.”
A meme also appeared on her account featuring an image of Alice In Wonderland with the words ‘I f***ing love cocaine’ written across it.
Despite her fans being quick to question if she had been hacked, the impostor commented as if they were Danniella – denying it was a hack.
It read: “I haven’t been hacked I just don’t care everybody has a sniff it’s socially acceptable.
“I’ve never stopped sniffing believe me I’ve loved it and done it my whole life.”
A rep for Danniella has been approached for comment
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