A WOMAN who was killed after being struck by a car on the Mold bypass "ran towards" other vehicles before the fatal collision, an inquest was told.

Deanne Michelle Jones, of Lindum Close, New Brighton, near Mold, was killed after the collision with a Skoda Octavia as she walked along the A494 at about 5.20am on April 1, 2022.

At County Hall in Ruthin on Monday (October 9), an inquest was held into the 32-year-old's death. 

Evidence was heard from the driver of the Skoda - who was on his way to work when the incident occurred. 

He said he was travelling up the hill towards the New Brighton roundabout at around 60mph with the headlights on full beam as it's an unlit section of carriageway between the Wylfa and New Brighton roundabouts.

He said that he saw something in the road which "appeared from nowhere" and that a loud bang was followed by him seeing a female's face. 

The driver said it all happened "in a split second". He got out of the car, called 999 and went to find the woman. He discovered her unconscious lying at the side of the road. 

Other passing motorists stopped to provide assistance,- and someone trained in first aid attempted CPR. Upon arrival of the emergency services, Miss Jones was taken to Wrexham Maelor Hospital - where, despite all care and efforts, she was sadly pronounced dead. 

The inquest was told that Miss Jones had been seen by other motorists on the carriageway in the hour before the fatal collision. 

North Wales Police forensic collision investigator Gordon Saynor told the court that motorists had seen Miss Jones in the middle of the carriageway "waving her arms around", and that she had "ran towards" some vehicles as they passed her. 

Mr Saynor said significant damage had been caused to the front off-side of the Skoda - where the car had come into contact with Miss Jones. 

He said no apportion of blame could be placed on the driver of the Skoda - with Miss Jones wearing all black and it being a road where you wouldn't expect to see any pedestrians, especially at that time. Mr Saynor said a car travelling at 60mph would travel over 50 metres in the two seconds it takes to react to oncoming hazards. 

A post-mortem examination found Miss Jones had a blood alcohol level of 66 micrograms per 100ml of blood. A pathologist ruled Miss Jones' death was caused by suffering "multiple unsurvivable injuries due to road traffic collision".

Around an hour before the incident, Miss Jones attended the Shell petrol station situated off the New Brighton roundabout. She bought four cans of lager, an energy drink, a packet of sweets and cigarettes.

Evidence heard from a woman working at the forecourt that night said Miss Jones would regularly attend the forecourt's shop during the early hours of the morning, and would usually buy the same items each time. The petrol station worker said Miss Jones would often act "strangely", and that it seemed she was "out of it".

Kate Robertson, assistant coroner for North Wales East and Central, said for "reasons unknown" Miss Jones stepped in the way of the car, but there was insufficient evidence to rule that Miss Jones intended to end her life by doing so. She instead recorded a conclusion of road traffic collision.