No charges will be brought against a lorry driver whose vehicle collided with a car in County Durham last year - killing four people including a baby - on a road between Seaham and Houghton le Spring.
The driver had been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving but it was later found he had suffered a coughing fit that caused him to lose consciousness.
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A lorry driver from Hetton-le-Hole will not be charged over a car crash which killed four members of the same family after he suffered a coughing fit which caused him to lose consciousness, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
The crash between happened on April 25 last year between Seaham and Houghton-le-Spring by Sharpley Golf Club.
Robert Reed, his wife Margaret, 18-year-old Natalie Simpson, who was the partner of their grandson, and her 14-month-old daughter Destiny, suffered fatal injuries.
The lorry driver from Hetton-le-Hole will not face any charges.
The CPS explained medical tests showed he had recently had whooping cough infection, and that his blood pressure dropped when he coughed.
The trucker was arrested after the crash on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
"I would like to extend our deepest sympathies to the families of those involved in this tragic incident, but I would hope that our decision brings some measure of closure to them.
"Immediately following the collision, the driver in this case gave an account that he had experienced a coughing fit which had caused him to suddenly lose consciousness.
"This type of event is known medically as 'cough syncope'.
"Following the collision the driver was taken to Sunderland Royal Infirmary, where he was examined by a doctor.
"A series of tests were conducted that showed that he had recently been subject to a whooping cough infection.
"The tests also showed that the driver's blood pressure dropped to low levels during a coughing fit, which could have caused him to lose consciousness.
"The doctor stated at that time that the results were consistent with a diagnosis of 'cough syncope due to acute whooping cough infection'.
"The CPS engaged the services of two further independent medical professionals, one of whom was an expert in syncope, to scrutinise the initial diagnosis made.
– Paul Lee, Crown advocate for CPS North East"Both agreed independently that the medical evidence was consistent with this diagnosis.
"Given that no evidence could be found to establish an alternative version of events, the case did not pass the evidential stage of the full code test and a prosecution will not now be brought against the driver of the lorry."
No charges are to be brought against a lorry driver whose vehicle collided with a car between Seaham and Houghton-le-Spring almost a year ago, killing all four members of the same family.
Robert Reed, 75, was driving a people carrier with his wife, Margaret, 74, in the front and Natalie Simpson, 18, and her 14-month-old daughter, Destiny Reed, in the back, when the Renault Scenic was hit by a lorry driving in the opposite direction, killing three of the family instantly.
Margaret Reed was taken to James Cook hospital with serious injuries, but died later.
Police have named a man killed in a crash on the A1 (M) Southbound yesterday afternoon as Peter Enright.
The 29-year-old, who lived in the Nottingham area, was originally from Houghton-le-Spring and had been visiting family in the area.
Mr Enright died after his yellow Toyota MR2 car veered onto the wrong side of the motorway shortly before 4pm on Sunday February 17th.
He had been travelling south when for an unknown reason he appeared to lose control of the car as he travelled between Bowburn and Bradbury, junctions 60 and 61.
The vehicle then went through the central rope barrier and onto the northbound carriageway where it collided with a blue coloured Citroen C2 which was heading north.
Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to contact the collision investigation unit on 0191 375 2159.
A 74-year-old man, who was injured an incident in Houghton-le-Spring on 20th January, has died.
Police were called to Burns Avenue South, after neighbours reported hearing someone banging on the front door of a house. Officers found John Farrow inside with injuries. He was taken to Sunderland Royal Hospital where he has died.
A 30-year-old man was arrested at the time on suspicion of assault, and is now on police bail.
A man is in hospital after a collision occurred in Windsor Terrace in Sunderland - not on the A690 as previously thought.
The road is currently closed from the B1286 City Way (Herrington Interchange) to North Moor Lane.
The A690 remains open.
Katherine Driscoll, 26, from Houghton-le-Spring has been selected to be part of Team GB. She will compete in trampolining.
– Katherine Driscoll“It has been a long selection process for trampoline, so to be able to come out on top and be named part of Team GB is an incredible feeling and a huge honour.
“I've dreamt of competing at an Olympic games since I was a child and continually told my Dad that I would be there one day as part of Team GB.”
Durham Police: Three people have died after a collision between a car and a lorry on the B1404 between Houghton-le-Spring and Seaham in County Durham.
The accident between the two vehicles is reported to have happened at 12:20 on Wednesday lunchtime.
The three people killed are understood to have been in the car with a further passenger airlifted to The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough with life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the lorry has been taken to Sunderland Royal Infirmary with minor injuries.
The lorry left the road and came to rest on the course of Houghton Golf Club.
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