Brit, 18, who died in horror crash was being driven by drugged up killer involved in UK’s first lesbian prison wedding

 A TEENAGER died after a jeep driven by a drugged-up murderer who took part in the UK's first ever lesbian crashed into a wall.

Luke Hall died from his injuries following the 4X4's collision with a kerb, motorbike, and then a wall, an inquest heard.

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Luke, just 18, died in the crashCredit: Ben Lack

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Zara Crane-Davies was driving the 4X4 at the time

The 18-year-old was a passenger in the rented jeep driven by Zara Crane-Davies, 40, when it crashed in Crete, Greece.

Bradford Coroners' Court heard how the vehicle had careered off the road and landed in an empty field on the Greek island.

Another passenger, Louise Waddington, 39, who was living with Crane-Davies, suffered severe injuries.

And an unidentified 18-year-old man escaped the crash unhurt.Speaking at the inquest today, Luke's mum, Anne Hall, said she had struggled after letting him go on the trip, which was his first holiday abroad alone.

Devastated Anne had hauntingly told Luke to "stay safe and come home in one piece" in a Facebook post before he went on the trip.

She told the court: "It's just absolutely devastating as a family.

"It was the first time he'd ever gone on holiday on his own, and I will never forgive myself - I wish I had talked him out of it."

Paying tribute to her son, she added: "He would have been an amazing father - that's just the kind of person he was.

"He loved his football - he was captain of the football team.

"He kept himself fit, and he was never in trouble with the police. He didn't do drugs.

"I couldn't have asked for a better son."

The crash took place on the final day of the apprentice joiner's two-week island getaway, just after 6am.

The apprentice builder from Dewsbury, West Yorks, had flown out to the island with three pals for the trip, and was said to be in constant contact with his parents.

The inquest heard how he had met the two women in a club in Malia between the evening of July 7 and the early hours of July 8, 2019.

He was travelling back to their Stalida apartment in the rear seat of the car when the crash occurred, and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Following the incident, a post-mortem examination conducted by a Greek pathologist listed his cause of death as a fatal injury to the "cross-section of the stem neck".

HORROR CRASH

Clarifying these comments, senior coroner Martin Fleming said Luke may have suffered a possible "trauma to the brain" or a "fatal spinal injury".

He added Luke would have passed away "so rapidly that he wouldn't have known in the moment."

An inquest into driver Crane-Davies' death, held earlier this year, heard she was found to have amphetamines present in her system at the time of the crash.

Senior Coroner Nigel Meadows said then that there was inconclusive evidence to suggest if the amphetamines in Crane-Davies's system contributed to her death.

While agreeing with the findings, Mr Fleming today said the drugs may still have contributed in some way to the incident.

He said: "I take cognisance of the fact that she did have drugs inside her and they
must have playefhd some part in the incident."

Crane-Davies's also passed away as a result of the road traffic collision, it was found.

She was previously convicted of murder in 2003 after she fatally stabbed her neighbour, David Thompson, 37, following a row.

When she was in jail, she made history by being involved in the first-ever lesbian prison wedding, marrying convicted drug dealer Joanne Crane-Davies, 46, in February 2010.

She later became a successful entrepreneur as director of Social investor CIC, and in 2018 was named Mentor of the Year at the Northern Power Women Awards.

In 2019, she was named Chief Operating Officer of the Resume Foundation, which helps marginalised individuals to find work.

Two years on, Mr Fleming said the teen's parents were still trying to come to terms with the loss of their son.

Luke had opted to go on the holiday with three pals instead of a tour with his team, Dewsbury Rangers Amateur Football Club, to Germany.

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Crane-Davies, who also died in the crash, was found to have amphetamines in her systemCredit: Facebook

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The trip was Luke's first time abroad on his ownCredit: Ben Lack

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Crane-Davies was convicted of murder after fatally stabbing her neighbour during a rowCredit: Facebook

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