Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleJoshua Johnson, who died following a collision in Rotherham, on December 13 (Family handout)Eighteen-year-old Joshua Johnson was ruled to have been unlawfully killed and 17-year-old Summer Louise Scott died in a road traffic collision near Rotherham. South Yorkshire Police misidentified the victims, leading Mr Johnson's family to sit at the bedside of sedated survivor Trevor Wynn for three weeks believing he was their son. Lee Johnson, the father of Joshua, told Doncaster Coroner's Court that he could not comprehend the mistake and felt his family had suffered two deaths. The inquest heard that Miss Scott, who only held a provisional driving licence, was travelling at up to 95mph before losing control on a bend. An Independent Office for Police Conduct investigation into the police error is near completion, with South Yorkshire Police recognizing the significant distress caused. In fullFather only found out son had died three weeks after car crash due to a police errorMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Police mistake meant father only discovered son had died three weeks after car crash
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleJoshua Johnson, who died following a collision in Rotherham, on December 13 (Family handout)Eighteen-year-old Joshua Johnson was ruled to have been unlawfully killed and 17-year-old Summer Louise Scott died in a road traffic collision near Rotherham. South Yorkshire Police misidentified the victims, leading Mr Johnson's family to sit at the bedside of sedated survivor Trevor Wynn for three weeks believing he was their son. Lee Johnson, the father of Joshua, told Doncaster Coroner's Court that he could not comprehend the mistake and felt his family had suffered two deaths. The inquest heard that Miss Scott, who only held a provisional driving licence, was travelling at up to 95mph before losing control on a bend. An Independent Office for Police Conduct investigation into the police error is near completion, with South Yorkshire Police recognizing the significant distress caused. In fullFather only found out son had died three weeks after car crash due to a police errorMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
