Sadie Ann Jane McGrady

“Evidence was given py enced Police Vehicle Examiner indicating that the Vauxhall Corsa was the subject of a category D, total loss insurance claim in May 2008, the insurance claim relating to (inter alia) a crumpled rear offside sill member and adjacent quarter panel and a dented driver's door. Various repairs had been undertaken to the vehicle and the examiner was concerned by the quality of the repair to the rear offside quarter panel. He noted that it did not comply to the recognised industry repair method and was substandard as there had been unnecessary removal of the complete spot weld resulting in the separation of all 3 panels forming part of the laminated”

“The consequence of this substandard repair undoubtedly resulted in greater intrusion into the passenger cell when the vehicle was subjected to a severe broadside impact, which in turn may have increased the likelihood of the occupants sustaining serious injury”

“The evidence of NY Home Office Forensic Pathologist, indicated that he head injuries sustained by [the deceased] were the result of her head impacting against the intruded rear quarter panel and had this not intruded so much as a result of the collision hen it is possible that she may not have sustained such severe head injuries and may well have survived the collision”

“Forensic Collision investigator [EE indicated in his evidence that in circumstances where there had been a caiegory D write off, there were no independent checks undertaken on repaired vehicles before they returned to the road and that the MOT process would be unlikely to establish that the structure/integrity of a damaged vehicle had been compromised by a substandard repair”