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Boy saved from burning car after M6 crash caused by suicidal ex-RAF pilot, inquest hears
- Richard Woods caused a fatal crash on the M6 that killed four members of a Glasgow family on October 15, 2024, as confirmed by Cumbria Coroner Margaret Taylor.
- Woods would have faced manslaughter charges had he survived the crash, according to Detective Sergeant Deborah Story from Cumbria Police.
- The inquest recorded the deaths as unlawful killing, noting that Woods was nearly four times over the legal drink-drive limit and had a bottle of gin in his vehicle.
- Witnesses reported that Woods drove against traffic and described attempts to rescue the family, with Jade's son being airlifted to a hospital after escaping through the back windscreen.
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RAF pilot who killed family of four in suicidal head-on collision pictured
Richard Woods, right, drove his car in the wrong direction on the motorway, killing a family of four, pictured left The RAF pilot who killed a family of four after deliberately driving the wrong way down a motorway has been pictured. Richard Woods, 40, drove in the fast lane of a the M6 near Tebay, Cumbria for almost a minute on October 15 last year. Several drivers managed to swerve and avoid him but Jaroslaw Rossa, who did attempt to steer cle…
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M6 driver who killed family in head-on crash would have faced manslaughter charges
A DRUNK driver who intentionally drove the wrong way on the M6 killing four would have faced manslaughter charges if he had survived, an inquest has…
·Cumbria, United Kingdom
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