Teenager in M1 death ‘had all to live for’

A TEENAGER who “had everything to live for” died after falling or jumping from a bridge on to the M1 motorway in Yorkshire, an inquest heard.

Jamie Leigh Hudson, 18, suffered multiple fatal injuries after being struck by vehicles travelling southbound on the motorway near junction 40 at Ossett, near Wakefield, just after 7pm on Friday, December 28, 2018.

Wakefield Coroner’s Court heard Miss Hudson, of Gordon Street, Wakefield, was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder at five years old and had later suffered from mental health problems and self harming episodes.

Her mother, Lorraine Hudson, wrote in a statement read to the court: “I asked her what she was trying to achieve when she self harmed and she always said she didn’t want to die.”

Ms Hudson added: “She was a lovely girl, did very well at college studying hair and beauty. She had everything to live for.”

The inquest heard paramedics attended the scene and Miss Hudson was pronounced dead just before 7.30pm on December 28.

Area coroner Jonathan Leach said to Detective Sergeant Tom Peniston of West Yorkshire Police: “Having investigated the matter, the view of yourself and colleagues is that the deceased has taken her own life as a result of jumping or falling from the bridge into oncoming traffic.”

Pathologist Jennifer Thomas conducted a post mortem examination and concluded that Miss Hudson died from multiple injuries.

Recording a verdict of suicide, Mr Leach said: “The deceased was an 18-year-old lady who lived in a shared house. She had a loving and supportive family.”

After Miss Hudson’s death tributes were paid to the “caring” and “beautiful” teenager. Her friends said she would be hugely missed and was “loved by so many”.

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