Dad of teen biker who died after Snake Pass crash 'insulted' by police compensation offer
The dad of a teenage biker who died after a crash on Snake Pass has criticised an offer of compensation from the police as an 'insult'. Darren Wakefield's son George, 19, died when the motorcycle he was riding hit an oncoming vehicle, leaving him with several broken bones and resulting in medical complications that led to his death.
"Our solicitor was told that based on police findings George was 74 per cent responsible. We turned down the money." An 11-person jury did find it "probable" that the speed at which George was travelling on his motorcycle contributed to his death. A Highways England worker for 18 years, Darren said: "I have visited the site myself and I couldn't believe the lack of precaution or risk assessment. I have worked in traffic management for a long time and in that situation there is no way I could control two-way traffic on my own, never mind an officer who supposedly had not been trained in that situation."
As Darren's statement was being taken, he said that the assigned FLO would fill pauses with telling the family inappropriate details of previous cases they had worked on. These included details of a murder case on Woodhead Pass where a chopped-up body was found in a burnt suitcase. "Following the inquest, George Wakefield’s family have engaged with the force’s legal team and have instigated a civil claim, so to discuss this any further would be inappropriate. The circumstances of the collision have been reviewed in great deal over the course of this inquest and it is clear that more could have been done on that day to prevent George’s death.
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