Wilfred Fitchett, Jevon Hirst, Hugo Morris and Harvey Owen
17 Oct 2024 · Coroner Kate Robertson · North West Wales
This report repeats 1 earlier warning, and was raised again 1 time later. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. young persons carried by newly qualified drivers
“I am concerned that deaths will continue to occur or will occur into the future where younger persons are carried in motor vehicles being driven by newly qualified and/or young drivers”
Linked reports
Repeats an earlier warningCaitlin Huddleston and Skye Mitchell25 Sept 2018 · 6 years 1 month earlier
Identical hazardConfidence 0.90 · high
Earlier report
“(5) The carrying of passengers in the car increases the likelihood of death or injury not only to the driver but also to the passengers being carried, therefore multiplies the risk.”
This report
“[the deceased] was aged 18 at the time of his death following the collision and had passed his driving test on 23 May 2023. This was 6 months and 16 days prior to the collision. At the time of the collision, he was legally carrying 3 other young persons, his friends.”
Identical hazardConfidence 0.95 · high
This report
“Currently, there are no legal restrictions upon the licences of young and/or newly qualified drivers and the current vehicle licensing regime permits the carrying of young persons as passengers in circumstances such as these.”
Later report
“newly qualified drivers may carry multiple peer-age passengers immediately after passing their test.”
Responses
2024-0560-Response-from-Clough-Williams-Ellis-Trust.pdf ↗· Clough Williams-Ellis Trust
2024-0560-Response-from-Cyngor-Gwynedd-Council.pdf ↗· Cyngor Gwynedd Council Landowner
2024-0560-Response-from-Department-of-Transport.pdf ↗· Department for Transport
Stated action · due course
“My Department is developing our road safety strategy and will set out more details in due course.”