Inquest opens into Shropshire crash victim
An inquest has been opened into the death of a pensioner from Shropshire who was killed in a car crash while visiting family in Cumbria.
Jean Partridge, 71, of Whitchurch, died in a head-on car crash on her way to see her son on June 13.
Lindsey Bayles, assistant coroner for south and east Cumbria, opened and adjourned Mrs Partridge's inquest and said it was likely to be three to four months before the full inquest is heard.
Mrs Partridge, a retired teaching assistant, had been on her way to spend the weekend with her son, just north of Richmond in North Yorkshire, when the crash happened.
Officers from Cumbria Police said she was driving a purple Ford Fusion on the A683 from Tebay towards Kirkby Stephen, when it collided head on with a Nissan Nivara.
The other driver was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
Mrs Partridge's funeral was held at St Alkmund's Church in Whitchurch yesterday, where friends and family paid their final respects.
Originally from Droitwich Spa, in Worcestershire, Mrs Partridge had lived on Beech Avenue in Whitchurch for many years.
Her family and the local community have paid tribute to Mrs Partridge.
A family statement said she was "one of life's givers" and said she "danced through life with a positive attitude and the broadest smile".
Councillor Rob Hewson, mayor of Whitchurch, said Mrs Partridge was well respected in the area and that her death was a sad loss to the town.
Any donations can be made in memory of Mrs Partridge to Cancer Research UK, Air Ambulance Fund or Dementia UK and can be sent to Rolfe's Family Funeral Service, 14, Station Road, Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 1RE.
