Overview

• Senior Coroner Lincoln Brookes concluded that excessive speed and driver intoxication led to an almost instantaneous fatal collision on Magdalen Street.
• Toxicology evidence revealed driver Makyle Bayley’s blood alcohol level was roughly 2.5 times the legal limit at the time of the crash.
• Forensic investigators determined the Ford Focus was travelling around 94 mph in a 30 mph zone before losing control and colliding roof-first into Dusty’s second-hand shop.
• Detective Sergeant Steve Holmes characterised the crash as one of Essex’s largest road-traffic fatalities in a single incident and offered condolences to the victims’ families.
• Essex Police urged motorists to learn from the inquest findings by avoiding drink-driving and adhering to speed limits when planning journeys.