Tony Jopson and Michael Jopson

Date of report: 04/05/2016 Ref: 2016-0172 Deceased name: Tony Jopson and Michael Jopson Coroners name: David Roberts Coroners Area: Cumbria Category: Road (Highways Safety) related deaths | Child Death (from 2015) This report is being sent to: Department for Transport

REGULATION 28: REPORT TO PREVENT FUTURE DEATHS (1)

NOTE: This form is to be used after an inquest.

REGULATION 28 REPORT TO PREVENT FUTURE DEATHS RE: Tony Elliott JOPSON Deceased THIS REPORT IS BEING SENT TO:

1. The Right Hon. Patrick McLoughlin MP Secretary of State for Transport

1 | CORONER

| am David Llewelyn Roberts, Senior coroner, for the coroner area of Cumbria.

2 | CORONER’S LEGAL POWERS

| make this report under paragraph 7, Schedule 5, of the Coroners and ee il Act 2009 and regulations 28 and 29 of the Coroners (Investigations) Regulations 201

3 | INVESTIGATION and INQUEST On 29th May 2015. | commenced an investigation into the death of Tony Elliott Jopson — 18 months old. The investigation concluded at the end of the inquest on 29th|March

2016. The conclusion of the inquest was:

1a) Severe Head Injury. Road Traffic Collision

4 | CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE DEATH

The deceased was a rear offside baby seat passenger in a Peugeot motor car driven by his father travelling west on the A66 road at Crackenthorpe Cumbria when the car gradually crossed the central white line of the single carriageway into the path of a goods vehicle travelling east bound. In the massive collision which occurred the baby seat sheared from its mountings and he was ejected through a window landing on the road. He died instantly.

5 | CORONER’S CONCERNS

During the course of the inquest the evidence revealed matters giving rise to concern. In my opinion there is a risk that future deaths will occur unless action is taken. In the circumstances it is my statutory duty to report to you.

The MATTERS OF CONCERN are as follows. —

This was the first of two incidents on the A66 within three weeks. The second|occurred at Warcop on the 16th June. Both involved the car carrying the deceased crossing the single carriage way into the opposite lane and a head-on collision. The A66 is the main arterial route from the A1 in the east to the M6, Scotland and Ireland. It is extremely busy carrying a great deal of large goods vehicle traffic. The road varies from jexcellent dual carriage way to winding country road. From a road safety perspective the road should be dual carriageway throughout otherwise avoidable deaths with continue to occur.

ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN

In my opinion action should be taken to prevent future deaths and | believe you have the power to take such action by upgrading the A66.

YOUR RESPONSE

You are under a duty to respond to this report within 56 days of the date of this report, namely by Monday 1st July 2016. |, the coroner, may extend the period.

Your response must contain details of action taken or proposed to be taken, |setting out the timetable for action. Otherwise you must explain why no action is proposed.

COPIES and PUBLICATION

| have sent a copy of my report to the Chief Coroner and to the following Interested Persons

| have also sent it to the below who may find it useful or of interest.

Chief Constable, Cumbria Constabulary Diane Wood, Chief Executive, Cumbria County Council

Mr Rory Stuart MP a & Crime Commissioner

lam also under a duty to send the Chief Coroner a copy of your response.

The Chief Coroner may publish either or both in a complete or redacted or summary form. He may send a copy of this report to any person who he believes may find it useful or of interest. You may make representations to me, the coroner, at the time of your response, about the release or the publication of your response by the Chief |Coroner.

4th May 2016 Signed: David LI_Roberts NO Ll

REGULATION 28: REPORT TO PREVENT FUTURE DEATHS (1)

NOTE: This form is to be used after an inquest.

REGULATION 28 REPORT TO PREVENT FUTURE DEATHS RE: Michael lan Jopson Deceased THIS REPORT IS BEING SENT TO:

1. The Right Hon. Patrick McLoughlin MP Secretary of State for Transport

CORONER

| am David Llewelyn Roberts, Senior coroner, for the coroner area of Cumbri

CORONER'S LEGAL POWERS

| make this report under paragraph 7, Schedule 5, of the Coroners and Justis Act 2009

and regulations 28 and 29 of the Coroners (Investigations) Regulations 2013.

INVESTIGATION and INQUEST

On 29th May 2015. | commenced an investigation into the death of Michael lan Jopson — 25 years old. The investigation concluded at the end of the inquest on 29th March 2016. The conclusion of the inquest was:

1a) Multiple injuries. Road Traffic Collision

CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE DEATH

The deceased was the driver of a Peugeot motor car travelling west on the A66 road at Crackenthorpe Cumbria when his car gradually crossed the central white ling of the single carriageway into the path of a goods vehicle travelling east bound. A massive

collision occurred and he died. It is probable that he momentarily got distract

id.

CORONER’S CONCERNS

During the course of the inquest the evidence revealed matters giving rise to my opinion there is a risk that future deaths will occur unless action is taken. circumstances it is my statutory duty to report to you.

The MATTERS OF CONCERN are as follows. —

concern. In In the

This was the first of two incidents on the A66 within three weeks. The second occurred

at Warcop on the 16th June. Both involved the car carrying the deceased cr

sing the

single carriage way into the opposite lane and a head-on collision. The A66 is the main arterial route from the A1 in the east to the M6, Scotland and Ireland. It is exttemely busy carrying a great deal of large goods vehicle traffic. The road varies from excellent dual carriage way to winding country road. From a road safety perspective the road should be dual carriageway throughout otherwise avoidable deaths with continue to

occur.

ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN

In my opinion action should be taken to prevent future deaths and | believe you have the power to take such action by upgrading the A66.

YOUR RESPONSE

You are under a duty to respond to this report within 56 days of the date of this report, namely by Monday 1st July 2016. |, the coroner, may extend the period.

Your response must contain details of action taken or proposed to be taken, setting out the timetable for action. Otherwise you must explain why no action is proposed.

COPIES and PUBLICATION

| have sent a copy of my report to the Chief Coroner and to the following Interested Persons

| have also sent it to the below who may find it useful or of interest

Chief Constable, Cumbria Constabulary Diane Wood, Chief Executive, Cumbria County Council

ee, Crime Commissioner

|.am also under a duty to send the Chief Coroner a copy of your response.

form. He may send a copy of this report to any person who he believes may find it useful or of interest. You may make representations to me, the coroner, at the time of your response, about the release or the publication of your response by the Chief|Coroner.

The Chief Coroner may publish either or both in a complete or redacted or yin

4th May 2016 Signed: David _s Cc Lh G