The driver of car that hit a bus and split in half, killing three people including himself, had been drinking and faced being charged if he had survived, an inquest has heard.
Jesse Owen, 18, and two of his four passengers, Morgan Smith, 18, Callum Griffiths, 19, died when they were thrown from an Audi A1 in Coedely, Rhondda Cynon Taf, on 11 December 2023.
Toxicological tests showed Mr Owen had 113mg of alcohol per 100ml in his blood – the legal limit is 80mg per 100ml.
Recording conclusions of death by road traffic collision, coroner Graeme Hughes said speed caused Mr Owen to lose control, but his “level of intoxication is unlikely to have made a material contribution to the collision”.
