'Two lives were lost but so many more were affected'
Two friends sadly died after a car was driven at “incredibly fast” speeds, an inquest was told. Harvey Holehouse, 19, and Jake Hankins, 17, died as a result of a two vehicle collision on September 22, 2022.
He said: "Coming up to the long S bend where it goes right and then left, I’m not sure if he hit a wet patch or if he swerved a bit but the car lost control as we were going right. When he was steering left to bring the car back, the back of the car has strayed out to the right hand side. The video was not shown in court but a still image was instead shown, in which a speed of 123mph was displayed on the dashboard. Speaking about the speed, the coroner stated: "That kind of speed is incredibly fast, ludicrous on that kind of road in those conditions."
Two witness reports were read out in court, one from Harvey's cousin who came across the accident on her way home that night and another from Olivia's boss stating she was due to finish work at 11pm but it was quiet so he let her leave early. Due to the force of the collision both cars were forced off the road, with Olivia's car stopping in a ditch and Harvey's car rolling upside down next to the road.
Similarly Jake suffered multiple fractures to his pelvic area and legs, as well as large cuts. Coroner Straw concluded that the four boys left the pub in Lowdham at some time after 10.30pm on Thursday 22 September last year, whilst at the same time Olivia having finished work was on her way back to her student accommodation.
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