A girl of 14 was killed by a speeding motorist as she crossed a road while listening to her iPod, an inquest has heard.
Jordan Bell, of Colchester, Essex, died near her home on the afternoon of March 21.
The inquest, in Chelmsford, Essex, has been told that the schoolgirl’s MP3 player was found in the road after the crash.
PC Charles Harris, who investigated the incident, said inquiries concluded that Mark Batten was driving his Volkswagen Golf GTi ‘slightly lower than 40mph’ in a residential street where the speed limit is 30mph.
Batten, 28, of Colchester, will appear before magistrates later this month after being reported for careless driving and driving with excess speed, the inquest was told.
Coroner Caroline Beasley-Murray recorded a verdict of accidental death.
Dozens of friends and family members have left tributes on her Bebo internet page and a dedicated memorial website.
One friend drew a picture of an iPod beside the note: ‘R.I.P. Baby.’
Another web user wrote: ‘You will bring rock to the heavens!’
And one friend wrote: ‘You didn’t deserve what happened to you. So gorgeous. You will always be loved and missed so much.’
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article … -iPod.html
area where she was killed
Jordan Bell, of Colchester, Essex, died near her home on the afternoon of March 21.
The inquest, in Chelmsford, Essex, has been told that the schoolgirl’s MP3 player was found in the road after the crash.
PC Charles Harris, who investigated the incident, said inquiries concluded that Mark Batten was driving his Volkswagen Golf GTi ‘slightly lower than 40mph’ in a residential street where the speed limit is 30mph.
Batten, 28, of Colchester, will appear before magistrates later this month after being reported for careless driving and driving with excess speed, the inquest was told.
Coroner Caroline Beasley-Murray recorded a verdict of accidental death.
Dozens of friends and family members have left tributes on her Bebo internet page and a dedicated memorial website.
One friend drew a picture of an iPod beside the note: ‘R.I.P. Baby.’
Another web user wrote: ‘You will bring rock to the heavens!’
And one friend wrote: ‘You didn’t deserve what happened to you. So gorgeous. You will always be loved and missed so much.’
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article … -iPod.html
area where she was killed
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