Teenage girl drove at 95mph before crash which left two dead, inquest told
Car launched into the air after leaving carriageway, inquest told
An unqualified teenage driver was travelling at 95 mph moments before a South Yorkshire crash which claimed two lives.
An inquest was told that provisional driver Summer Louise Scott, aged 17, was driving a Toyota Corolla on Todwick Road, between Todwick and Dinnington in Rotherhamwhen she lost control.
The car became airborne after colliding with a wall and struck a tree two metres above ground level.
Summer and rear seat passenger Joshua Johnson, 18, were killed, with front seat passenger Trevor Wynn, 17, surviving with serious injures.
He is recovering but has no memory of the night of the crash, in December 2025.
An inquest was told a phone app showed the vehicle had been travelling at 95mph for a kilometre, before slowing to 86 mph on the approach to a sweeping bend.
It crossed the carriageway and onto a grass verge, starting to rotate before hitting the concealed wall, becoming airborne and striking the tree, on lower ground.
Coroner Nicola Mundy was told Summer, who held only a provisional driving licence, had complained the brakes on the car were poor on the evening before the crash.
But an examination by police investigators found the brakes were working properly and there were no other defects which might have contributed to the incident.
The car had been in convoy with a Ford Focus, travelling behind, and containing more friends.
However, video footage taken from that vehicle as the crash happened confirmed it was far behind and not in a position to contribute towards the crash.
Its occupants stopped at the scene and tried to help.
Police investigators calculated the safest speed to negotiate that bend - in ideal conditions - would have been 68 mph, but in practice, even professional police drivers would not attempt to take it at that speed.
Ms Mundy concluded that Summer, of Ramsden Avenue, Langold, North Nottinghamshire, lost control of the vehicle she was driving, causing it to leave the road and hit a tree.
Her cause of death was “multiple traumatic injuries”.
A separate inquest into Joshua Johnson’s death will now take place.
Evidence suggested all three occupants of the Toyota had been wearing seatbelts.
The hearing was told Summer did not have a qualified driver at her side, as required for those with a provisional licence.
She had passed her theory test and was booked for a practical test in February this year.