A boxing champion struck and killed by a HGV driver after drunkenly lying down in the road was mistaken for a 'bin bag', an inquest heard.
Leo Mountain, a North West Region boxing champion from Morecambe, had been out drinking with friends over the Easter bank holiday before the tragic crash on April 20.
The 18-year-old, who was found to have 'high levels of alcohol in his system,' was put into a taxi by his friends.
But after leaving the taxi and walking around Morecambe, Leo found his way to the A623 Bay Gateway and was lying in the road when he was struck, the Preston Coroner's Court heard.
The lorry driver, who was travelling at the speed limit of 40 mph, saw what looked like a 'black bin bag' in the road around one to two seconds before he hit it.
