An urgent police appeal has been made for a teenager who disappeared on the way to school.
16.09.2022 - 19:33 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A ‘quiet’ teenager who died after crashing his moped was over the drink drive limit, an inquest has heard.
Kyle Jowett, 19, was killed when he collided with a lamp post and then a wall outside Monty’s pub in Leigh in the early hours of March 19. During an inquest at Bolton Coroner’s Court today (September 16), evidence was heard from forensic toxicologist Julie Evans that stated Kyle's blood alcohol level was 130. The drink drive limit in England is 80.
“There is evidence to suggest that alcohol had been consumed prior to death,” Ms Evans said. “There is a potential for this to have had a detrimental effect on Mr Jowett’s ability to control a motor vehicle.”
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DC Lister, a Greater Manchester Police (GMP) forensic collision reconstruction officer, told the hearing that Kyle had been travelling “at or about” the speed limit as he rode along Chapel Street towards Leigh town centre and had been wearing full protective equipment, including a helmet.
However, Kyle clipped the kerb near Boundary Street and lost control of his moped. He then crashed into a lamp post and was thrown from the vehicle, before colliding with a wall.
Stephen Wood, who lives close to the collision, told the hearing that he heard an “almighty bang” and ran outside to see what had happened at around 1.45am. He called emergency services but despite the efforts of paramedics and police to resuscitate Kyle, he was pronounced dead at 2.34am.
Following a post mortem, pathologist Dr Sharma recorded ‘multiple injuries’ as the cause of Kyle’s death.
During the hearing, coroner Peter Sigee read a statement from Kyle’s mum, Joanne Jowett. She said that Kyle loved ‘riding his bike’ and
An urgent police appeal has been made for a teenager who disappeared on the way to school.
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