Dami Hope has been slammed for appearing to use his phone to film himself while driving. The Dubliner, 27, who was one of the first to appear on season eight of Love Island, has come under fire after footage apparently showed him taking both hands off the steering wheel and even filming out of his sunroof.
Sharing the short clip with his 776,000 Instagram followers, Dami captioned it: “Summer soon land.” In the video the Love Island star, who came third on the show last year with his girlfriend Indiyah Polack, first shows off the steering wheel of his Mercedes. He then filmed himself in the rear view mirror, holding up his mobile phone, before showing off the weather through his sunroof.
Dami’s actions have been slammed by road safety campaigners.
John Scruby, trustee of UK road charity CADD and SCARD has blasted the reality star for using his phone, citing it as one of the four most common causes of fatal collisions.
He told the Mirror: “Mobile phone use whilst driving has been proven to be a dangerous practice.”
“It seems we have yet another ‘celebrity’ who thinks he is above the law. For someone in this guy’s position, he really should be considering how his actions could be interpreted to his social media followers as ‘normal’.
“[Using a mobile phone] is one of the four main causes of serious injury and fatal collisions, along with excessive and inappropriate speed, failing to wear a seat belt and drink or drug driving.”