Sheffield: Daniel McBride hit 70mph during fatal 13-second police chase

A man crashed a stolen car while doing "motorway speeds" on residential streets during a 13-second police pursuit, an inquest has heard.

Daniel McBride, 40, died when the Mercedes he was driving collided with parked cars on Retford Road, Sheffield, on 10 April.

A marked police car was trying to catch up with him in the spontaneous pursuit, Sheffield Coroners' Court heard.

A forensic investigator said Mr McBride's car may have reached 70mph.

Police were in the Handsworth area to find the stolen vehicle, PC Robert Parker said, reading out a statement from a police officer who was in the area at the time.

The unnamed officer, called E6 during proceedings, spotted the vehicle on the 40mph road and turned their marked car around with the intention of trying to stop the speeding Mercedes, the inquest was told.

While "not particularly close", the officer chose not to turn on their lights and siren to give them time to catch up to Mr McBride.

He felt the Mercedes sped away and a pursuit was authorised by the advanced police driver.

However, 13 seconds later the Mercedes hit a parked VW Passat and a Ford Kuga, causing extensive damage to all three vehicles.

When asked by members of Mr McBride's family during the inquest, police forensic investigator Alexander Hope said he could not give an exact speed at the time of the crash but felt it was likely to be "70mph, motorway speeds" as it accelerated away from the marked car.

It was possible the crash happened as the lane widened and Mr McBride did not turn slightly right to keep the car in the centre of the lane, hitting the parked cars on the left-hand side, Mr Hope said.

In a statement Mr McBride's family said he was a "lovable rogue" and would be "greatly missed by us all".

There was "a void in my life that will remain there forever," his mother added.

Assistant coroner Hannah Berry said a statement from the Independent Office for Police Conduct found there was "no evidence to suggest South Yorkshire Police caused or contributed to the death".

She concluded Mr McBride's death was from multiple injuries in a road traffic collision.

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