Woman hit by stolen car unlawfully killed

A mother who died when her car was hit by a stolen BMW being driven the wrong way on a dual carriageway was unlawfully killed, a coroner's inquest has found.

Alison Clark, 43, from Elloughton, was pronounced dead at the scene after she was hit head on by the car, which was travelling at 100mph (160km/h).

Three men in the stolen vehicle were also killed in the crash on the A63 near North Ferriby in East Yorkshire on 22 November 2021.

A jury at Hull Coroner's Court ruled the men's deaths as "misadventure", adding that Samuel Connors, 20, William Harty, 20, and Lawrence James, 21, had intentionally driven at excessive speeds but their deaths were not intentional.

The inquest heard that the three men, from West Yorkshire, were believed to have been involved in the theft of catalytic converters from vehicles.

Their stolen car came to the attention of police as it was displaying false number plates.

Assistant Coroner Ian Sprakes said police followed the vehicle as it sped out of Hull on the A63 forcing other motorists out of the way.

Mr Sprakes said the police abandoned the authorised pursuit when the BMW went the wrong way around a roundabout and entered the slip road towards the westbound carriageway of the A63 and headed east towards Hull.

It hit the mum-of-one's car head on near a petrol station before bursting into flames.

Mr Connors was dragged out of the burning vehicle and died in hospital five days later on 27 November.

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