US EditionFather and Son Drowned when Mercedes Entered Canal on Test Drive, Inquest Hears
TETNEY LOCK ROAD NEAR GRIMSBY, GREATER LINCOLNSHIRE, ENGLAND, JUN 18 – Coroner concludes David Walsh likely drove too fast on uneven Tetney Lock Road, causing the Mercedes to hit a pole and plunge into a canal, resulting in father and son drowning.
- On January 6, 2024, David Walsh, 40, and his son Cameron, 16, drowned after their Mercedes GLC 300 test drive left Tetney Lock Road and entered the Louth Canal near Grimsby.
- The collision occurred after the vehicle swerved across the uneven road, hit a telegraph pole, rotated, and submerged upside down, with no mechanical defects found.
- Cameron messaged friends shortly before the crash, describing the car as "banging", while witnesses reported the Mercedes driving erratically and performing a snaking action.
- Assistant coroner Marianne Johnson determined that David was likely the driver and confirmed drowning as the cause of death. She offered her condolences to the family and committed to submitting a report aimed at preventing similar incidents in the future.
- Lincolnshire County Council found no immediate road defects but plans future improvements, and Cameron was commemorated as a talented, much-loved footballer by friends and Grimsby Town FC.
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