Jason Basalat
27 Nov 2017 · Coroner Thomas Osborne · Milton Keynes
The coroner's concerns
1. inadequate information sharing about mental health risks
“The deceased had been arrested for Dangerous Driving when, on the 9"" December 2016, he tried to grab the steering wheel of bus travelling on the M1 motorway forcing it to collide with the barriers in the roadworks. Whilst in police custody the deceased was behaving in a bizarre manner and was assessed by a medical practitioner at the custody centre. When eventually transferred to Woodhill Prison after appearing on a Saturday Morning at Wellingborough Magistrates Court the warrant simply stated that”