Tuesday 21 June 2022 05:40 PM Blackpool father, 56, died choking on heroin and crack after police pulled him ... trends now
A father choked to death on a package of heroin and crack cocaine he tried to swallow after being pulled over by police in Blackpool, an inquest has heard.
Ronald Robinson, 56, was driving a hire car which triggered an automatic number plate recognition camera on a Lancashire Police vehicle as he made his way down Knowle Avenue in the seaside resort.
Officers signalled for him to pull over but he initially refused to do so, LancsLive reports.
Mr Robinson eventually stopped and officers saw him place a small package in his mouth.
Shortly afterwards he collapsed and died.
Ronald Robinson, 56, died choking on a package of heroin and crack cocaine after being pulled over by police in Blackpool. He was described by his sister, Mandy, as 'bubbly and funny' but explained he got involved with drugs after breaking up with the mother of his three children
When the package was removed from his airways it was found to contain wraps of heroin and crack cocaine.
An inquest which started yesterday, June 20, at Blackpool Town Hall saw members of the inquest's jury shown bodycam footage from the officers who pulled over Mr Robinson.
Assistant Coroner Andrew Cousins warned the jury that the footage was 'graphic' but said it was important that they watched it in order to determine the circumstances surrounding Mr
