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A teenager, Billy Cooney, who died after losing control of his car, had taken a picture of his speedometer reading 105mph minutes before the smash.

The 19-year-old. who was twice the drink drive limit, died from serious head injuries after his Vauxhall Corsa ploughed into metal railings on a roundabout at the Oldham end of the A627M in Greater Manchester. Forensic analysis of his Blackberry mobile phone showed a picture of the speedometer had been taken minutes before the car crashed at the Elk Mill roundabout in Royton in September 2010. Mr Cooney, of Failsworth, had been on his way home from a night out. Police crash investigators said there was no evidence another vehicle was involved but Mr Cooney was found to be twice the drink-drive limit by a post-mortem blood test. An inquest at Rochdale Coroners' Court was told how Mr Cooney had probably lost control of the car close to a slip road before flipping 180 degrees and ploughing into metal railings.

A lorry driver and an off-duty police officer were first on the scene to try and help Mr Cooney who was unconscious in his vehicle. Police officers and paramedics arrived but Mr Cooney, who was studying at Bolton University, went into cardiac arrest while he was being freed from the wreckage. He was rushed to Royal Oldham Hospital but died shortly after. Sgt Garry Lyle, a crash scene investigator for Greater Manchester Police, told the inquest that pictures had been recovered from the mobile phone. He said one of the snaps showed the dashboard with speeds of 105mph taken at 4.59am. He added: "I asked for the phone to be recovered to see if there were any phone clues, to see if there were any photos or records indicating if anybody was using the mobile phone at the time of the collision. "The photos suggest quite a high speed." Mr Cooney, a former Failsworth school pupil, had survived the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami while holidaying on the island of Ko Phi Phi in Thailand. Michael Salt, assistant deputy coroner, recorded a verdict of accidental death. He said: "As a result of the incident he sustained extensive head injuries and there's no suggestion of any involvement of any third party vehicle. "This enquiry heard evidence that the vehicle may have been travelling at high speeds and he may have consumed alcohol. "Control of the vehicle was lost causing these injuries." After the inquest, Mr Cooney's sister, Vanessa, said: "We miss him, it's turned our world upside down. He wasn't a silly lad, it's just one mistake."

Submitted on 02/17/2012

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: The Telegraph 18-Feb=2012

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>> Moderator Scores <<

Bruce said:
Definitely Toss: Too Common
Thanks, but drunk driving and distracted driving are simply way too common occurrences these days.


Candi said:
Definitely Toss: Too Common
What Bruce said.


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