Chief Petty Officer Keith Ross boasted about his car to workmate Harry Malbon
The pair went for a drive out of Portsmouth Naval Base in July last year
Inquest heard after they passed speed camera Ross floored it to reach 150mph
Ross, who was not wearing a seatbelt, lost control, sending the car off the M275
Coroner ruled the father died from misadventure in wholly unsuitable vehicle
A Royal Navy engineer died after he crashed off a motorway while driving at 150mph in a bid to prove that his modified Vauxhall Astra was faster than his colleague’s car, an inquest has heard.
Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Keith “Paddy” Ross had boasted to his workmate, Harry Malbon, that his car would “take the record” before taking him for a drive from Portsmouth Naval Base on July 15 last year.
Chief Petty Officer Keith ‘Paddy’ Ross (Family/MoD/PA)
The father-of-five, of Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire, drove at speeds of up to 150mph on the M275 before he lost control and crashed on to a road below causing him to be flung from the vehicle because he was not wearing a seatbelt.
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Royal Navy sailor died in 150mph crash proving his Astra was fast
Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Keith “Paddy” Ross had boasted to his workmate, Harry Malbon, that his car would “take the record”
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A Royal Navy engineer died after he crashed off a motorway while driving at 150mph in a bid to prove that his modified Vauxhall Astra was faster than his colleague’s car, an inquest has heard.
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