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Police ‘acted appropriately’ during 89mph chase of newlywed couple who died in fireball horror crash

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A police watchdog has cleared officers of any wrongdoing after a teenage couple they had been chasing died in a fireball crash in west London. The Independent Office for Police Conduct had been investigating after Patrick McDonagh, 19, and his pregnant wife Shauna, 18, were killed when their silver Renault Mégane hit a coach and burst into flames … Read more

Teenage newlyweds died in fireball when car smashed into coach during 89mph chase with police

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Teenage newlyweds died in a fireball when their car smashed into a coach after an 89mph chase with police, who suspected they were samurai sword robbers, an inquest heard today.   Traveller couple Patrick McDonagh, 19, and pregnant wife Shauna, 18, were killed when their silver Renault Mégane was driven the wrong way down the A40 … Read more

Driver accused of 89mph jaunt tells court it was ‘an elaborate story’

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‘I was exaggerating’: Motorist accused of an 89mph jaunt from John O’Groats to Land’s End tells court it was ‘an elaborate story’ Thomas Davies claims he exaggerated account of journey in media interviews It would normally take at least 15 hours to drive between the UK’s farthest points This meant he would have had to … Read more