Tributes are paid to four Shrewsbury teenagers killed in a crash in Snowdonia this week. The bodies of Jevon Hirst, Harvey Owen, Wilf Fitchett and Hugo Morris were found in their crashed silver Ford Fiesta in North Wales on Tuesday.
Hugo Morris died alongside Jevon Hirst, Harvey Owen and Wilf FitchettA young driver had passed his test just six months before four teenagers drowned on a weekend trip when his car crashed off a winding mountain road - and two of his tyres were only half inflated, an inquest heard.
A collision investigator said although all the boys were wearing seatbelts the car's two rear tyres were underinflated. Mr Thompson said Mr Morris had been a 'relatively new' driver having passed his test six months and 16 days before the accident. The car said the car was 'partially submerged in water' having flipped on its roof and was hard to see from the nearby road.
Traces of cannabis were found in the blood of driver Hugo Morris, 18, but the hearing was told it would have had no effect on his cognition. The silver Ford Fiesta was discovered in the village of Garreg, near Porthmadog, around 80 miles from their homes in Shrewsbury, Shrops.They added: 'He rarely criticised others and loved he could sense people's emotions and connect with these. He had fallen in love with North Wales. His mum helped him pack the car.Melanie Hirst, mother of 16-year-old Jevon, said: 'Jevon liked to socialise with his friends. He was a very loving son. He loved the outdoors and going walking.
Read More A timeline of tragedy: How four teenage pals who went on camping trip to Snowdonia on Sunday lost contact with friends and family sparking huge hunt 'We gave Wilf permission to go because we believed that the driver had passed his driving test - which he had. We had done our research and we would make the same decision again.'
The coroner found 'the use of cannabis is unlikely to have affected the cognitive function' of driver Hugo Morris. Friends of the youngsters set up a JustGiving page for public donations, which will be given to the families of the teens to assist them with the unexpected sudden costs of their funerals.
'Honestly, I didn't even expect to hit 4,000. We aimed for that for it to be split 1,000 each but we have absolutely smashed that and I'm so happy with how it's gone.' She told the BBC she had no idea her son was going camping. She said her son had last used his phone around midday on the Sunday in nearby Porthmadog.
Since the tragedy, Ms Owen has joined campaigners calling for restrictions on newly-qualified drivers, including on giving lifts to friends, while they build up experience. The policy already exists in countries such as Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Ms Owen added: 'Seven out of 10 crashes involving young drivers are on rural roads. In Harvey's case, it was a wet rural road and they were on a bend. The speed limit was 60mph but only an experienced driver would know you can't actually do that.'I understand young people's rights are important.
The group, called Forget-me-not Families Uniting, are also supported by motoring organisations and road safety charities including the RAC, AA, Road Peace and Brake.In further tributes after the tragedy, staff at the Dough and Oil restaurant, where Harvey worked, described him as 'easy-going, warm, funny, gentle, bright, hardworking and humble'.
'Wilf was such a lovely kind lad and treated Maddi in a way only a mother could hope her daughter be treated.'
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