Overview

• Senior coroner Lincoln Brookes concluded on July 18 that the deaths of Makyle Bayley, Eva Darold-Tchikaya, Anthony ‘TJ’ Hibbert and Daljang Wol resulted from a high-speed, alcohol-impaired collision
• CCTV analysis showed Bayley was driving a Ford Focus ST at around 94 mph in a 30 mph zone moments before the vehicle lost control and struck a building
• Post-mortem toxicology revealed Bayley’s blood alcohol level was roughly 2.5 times the legal limit, significantly impairing his ability to control the car
• The coroner determined that two victims died of severe traumatic head injuries and two from multiple injuries, stating that death was almost instantaneous
• Detective Sergeant Steve Holmes described the crash as one of Essex’s largest single-incident losses of life and urged greater public awareness of the dangers of drink-driving and speeding