Sgt Moorcroft said: 'My opinion is that distraction or a prolonged period of inattention by Mrs Scripps was the main causation factor in this collision.' The officer said footage of the incident showed no signs of her steering or braking to avoid the collision.
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He also told the inquest his analysis showed that retired teacher Mrs Scripps, who was 77 at time, had plenty of time to see the obstruction and many other drivers had taken avoiding action. Sgt Moorcroft said the retired engineer had pulled his van over so it was only protruding into the carriageway by about 65cm and the Ford could have passed it without going into the second lane. The inquest heard that Mr Jacobs's van was stationary in the live lane for three minutes and 34 seconds before it was hit by the Scripps' car. Giving evidence on Wednesday, collision investigator Sergeant Paul Moorcroft said: 'It is highly, highly unlikely this collision would have taken place had there been a hard shoulder.'
For reasons we will never know, she appeared to have not been paying attention to the road.' Miss Evans said: 'It is evident Mrs Scripps simply did not see the stationary van before she collided with it. She heard there was no evidence that Mrs Scripps took any action to avoid the collision, despite the fact Mr Jacobs had parked his van almost touching the crash barrier on the far left of the carriageway. 'It is immediately apparent that, had there been a hard shoulder, this incident would not have occurred because Mr Jacobs would have been able to pull off the live lane entirely.'īut the coroner added: 'That said, there are many roads in the road network, including dual carriageway A-roads, that are subject to the national speed limit and do not have the benefit of any hard shoulder.'
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The Government pledged not to continue with the roll-out until it had a full five years' worth of safety data from existing schemes.įuture planned routes are now unlikely to be forthcoming, according to the i newspaper.Ĭoncluding that both Mr Jacobs and Mr Scripps died as a result of a road traffic collision, assistant coroner Susan Evans told Chesterfield Coroner's Court: 'Smart motorways are hugely controversial because of the lack of any hard shoulder for motorists to use in times of need such as occurred here. Ministers had already paused the construction of new smart motorways, which convert the hard shoulder into another active traffic lane and use variable speed limits, in January last year.
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