Why is the Wimbledon school crash investigation not getting more attention?

[Eesha]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15731159/Eleven-Met-Officers-probed-Wimbledon-crash-killed-schoolgirls.html

Why isnt this bigger news? This school is similar to mine, and it seems like they have great lawyers who got her off.

Iirc there was a lot made of the fact the crash investigation showed no evidence of braking which backs her claim up that she was unconscious. So either the investigation was very poor or she was unconscious or she didn’t brake for another reason.

Ive never read anything about braking. Would the car computer show evidence?

Some people do panic and accelerate when meaning to brake though.

From a medical pov nothing. If there was evidence of braking or steering that wouldn’t back their story up. I guess eyewitness accounts could also be considered.

Anyone can get stuff about them removed from the internet, is my understanding. You don’t need money or lawyers

I think accident investigators look for evidence of the driver taking the normal actions someone would if they lost control of a car such as breaking, swerving. In the absence of these signs, plus reports from witnesses about how the person presented immediately on impact it could suggest the driver was unconscious.

The Glasgow bin lorry driver couldn’t be prosecuted as there were witnesses (the bin men in the cab) that he was slumped over the wheel. He knew he had a heart condition but he couldn’t be prosecuted for the deaths as you can’t be held responsible for something that happens when you’re unconscious

Interesting from the scene photos there apart from a narrow strip of pavement the rest of the route was grass until it hit the wall. I wonder if that makes assessing whether braking or not occurred more difficult? It’s not like there would be skid marks??

Not at all, no.

Or just SEO manipulation?

Whats really odd is if you google her name the below article comes up. How do they know any of this information?

vocal.media/journal/claire-freemantle-overcoming-epilepsy-s-challenges-in-wimbledon-6c9c0qcj

Yes, if the CPS brought a charge and it went to trial - it didn't

Presumably she was checked for drink and drugs and they were absent? That sort of car has hand’s free mobile connection, and you can just tell it to navigate to somewhere or turn up the fan or turn the radio on. So it’s not as if she was likely to be fiddling with controls or a mobile. So what do people think has been missed or covered up (other than suspecting a known condition, ignored)?

Exactly my point. Ferocious barristers and lawyers as defence in a trial, yes - police investigation, no.

We do have pretty lax sentences for car deaths even when the driver is found guilty.

Not necessarily. A combination of specific blood tests at the time, witness accounts of how the person behaved during and after, any video of the event, EEGs and brain scans could make it more or less likely.

It seems as if witness accounts are definitely missing and I think I remember that witnesses have suggested the driver didn't behave in a typical 'post seizure' way.

However the driver may have provided appropriate medical evidence and/or the police decided there was no way they could prove anything beyond reasonable doubt.

It seems as if witness accounts are definitely missing and I think I remember that witnesses have suggested the driver didn't behave in a typical 'post seizure' way

that seemed to be insinuated

The fact a Commander is under investigation is pretty serious surely? Thats a very high rank.

Comments are interesting. Some discussion of the parents thoughts. But another comment which says that article was written by AI and the reporter named doesn’t exist.

Are you suggesting that a random member of the public agreed to sign an NDa to another random member of the public to agree not to talk to the press about. A public incident?

why on earth would anyone agree to that? There isn’t even a relationship between parties

@JulietteHasAGun missed those

I also find it interesting that some reports say she had previously been on the board of governors at that school. Not sure how true it is.

I dont know what post of mine you're replying to

Yes, you wouldn’t have thought someone of that rank would normally get involved at such a level of an individual incident that they could need investigating? So why did they get involved in this specific case?

@JulietteHasAGun it’s definitely odd.

It could be that they failed to manage their staff, as opposed to direct connection to the case. My organisation will go up the chain if it’s found that senior staff knew of misconduct but didn’t act.

There’s definitely reputation managers involved. If you google her name you will see that google has its standard privacy takedown notice indicating that they have removed results at the threat/request of the subject. Facebook etc will have done the same.

From an interview with one of the little girl's parents on BBC News a moment ago, I inferred from the Mother that the IOPC being brought in, is a result of the 2025 investigation not being conducted satisfactorily - which would have been under his watch?
Those poor parents - heartbreaking interview 😢

On the very day by all accounts

Honesty the rubbish printed about this case is ridiculous