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Newlyweds and guests crash 'accidental death' verdict | Newlyweds and guests crash 'accidental death' verdict |
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A newlywed couple and two wedding guests killed in a crash in North Yorkshire died accidentally, an inquest has heard. | A newlywed couple and two wedding guests killed in a crash in North Yorkshire died accidentally, an inquest has heard. |
Paul and Susan Dockerty had just got married and were travelling in a car with Derek and Joy Green, who were guests at the wedding in July. | Paul and Susan Dockerty had just got married and were travelling in a car with Derek and Joy Green, who were guests at the wedding in July. |
The head-on crash with a lorry on the A64 at Scampston Bridge, between Malton and Scarborough, killed all four. | The head-on crash with a lorry on the A64 at Scampston Bridge, between Malton and Scarborough, killed all four. |
The 26-year-old driver of the lorry was uninjured, police said at the time. | The 26-year-old driver of the lorry was uninjured, police said at the time. |
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The driver of the car, Mr Green, did not apply the brakes before colliding with the lorry, the Scarborough inquest heard. | The driver of the car, Mr Green, did not apply the brakes before colliding with the lorry, the Scarborough inquest heard. |
Mr Green crossed over into the other carriageway, and this may have happened because of some form of distraction in the car, the inquest heard. | Mr Green crossed over into the other carriageway, and this may have happened because of some form of distraction in the car, the inquest heard. |
"What that distraction was we will never know", said the coroner. | "What that distraction was we will never know", said the coroner. |
He described the damage to the car as "catastrophic". | He described the damage to the car as "catastrophic". |
Mr Dockerty, 58, and his new wife Susan, 57, were from Leeds . Mr Green, 63, and Mrs Green, 60, were from Scarborough. | Mr Dockerty, 58, and his new wife Susan, 57, were from Leeds . Mr Green, 63, and Mrs Green, 60, were from Scarborough. |
Joy Green was a well-known artist from the Scarborough area. | Joy Green was a well-known artist from the Scarborough area. |
Mr and Mrs Green's family said after the crash: "Mum and dad were amazing, enthusiastic people who did so much in their lives and were always busy doing the things they loved." | Mr and Mrs Green's family said after the crash: "Mum and dad were amazing, enthusiastic people who did so much in their lives and were always busy doing the things they loved." |
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