Grieving son tells woman cleared over his mum's death in crash after she lost control of car following wasp sting she will 'forever be accountable'
08.09.2023 - 08:55
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A grieving son told the woman cleared over his mother's death in a crash after she lost control of her car as a wasp stung her leg she will 'forever be accountable'.
Rosina Ingram, 85, died in August 2019 after head-on car crash on the A67. In a statement read at his mother's inquest, Stephen Ingram said the crash had 'claimed the life of his mother and father' after his dad's health suffered following the collision, during which he was driving and Mrs Ingram was a passenger.
Mr Ingram told Helen Shaw she would 'forever be accountable' and he 'did not accept her account'. Ms Shaw was cleared of all charges by the Crown Prosecution Service, reports TeessideLive.
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The fatal crash involved Helen Shaw’s grey Seat Leon, an Audi Q7 and Mr and Mrs Ingram's red Nissan Note on July 25, 2019, at around 11.55am.
Mrs Ingram, 85, had been a passenger in the Nissan Note which her husband was driving. The retired carer from died at James Cook University Hospital, in Middlesbrough on August 2, 2019, from chest and abdominal injuries.
Mrs Ingram’s inquest resumed at Teesside Coroner’s Court on Thursday and was attended by members of her family, Helen Shaw and collision investigator Michael Woodhouse who was called to give evidence following the collision investigation report provided to the coroner.
Post mortem conducted by Peter Nigel Cooper concluded that Mrs Ingram died from chest and abdominal injuries in accordance with the circumstances of a road traffic collision.
Enquiries were conducted into Helen Shaw’s involvement - ‘how she came to lose control or not be in proper control of the vehicle’. Mr Woodhouse added that Helen Shaw ‘lost