Father only found out son had died three weeks after car crash due to a police error Joshua Johnson’s dad said he ‘couldn’t comprehend it’ The Independent UK · Sep 8
Teenager misidentified as car crash victim after officer was given ID card Joshua Johnson, 18, died following a collision in Rotherham on December 13 The Independent UK · Jan 8
Teenage crash victim misidentified after officer was given ID card, court told Joshua Johnson, 18, died following a collision in Rotherham on December 13. Evening Standard · Jan 8
‘Something gone very wrong’ after car crash teenagers misidentified – watchdog The Independent Office for Police Conduct said the mistake had had ‘awful consequences’ for the two families as it started an investigation. Evening Standard · Jan 8
Family pay tribute to ‘loveable’ teenager after police mistakenly told them he survived car crash Joshua Johnson confirmed as having died three weeks after Rotherham crash in an ‘appalling’ mix-up by officers The Independent UK · Jan 7
Family of teenager misidentified in fatal car crash describe ‘unimaginable’ ordeal Joshua Johnson died in a collision near Rotherham in December but was initially identified by police as Trevor Wynn, who survived The Guardian - UK · Jan 7
Family of teenager wrongly told by police he died in crash in ‘appalling’ mix-up Officers mix up victim who was killed with one who was unconscious The Independent UK · Jan 6
South Yorkshire police told wrong family teenager had died in crash Force refers itself to police watchdog over mistake in identifying two boys, one who survived and one who died, in December collision The Guardian - UK · Jan 6
Police told wrong family that teenager had been killed in deadly crash South Yorkshire Police told the family of a 17-year-old who was badly injured in a crash in Rotherham last month that he had died. Evening Standard · Jan 6
Police told wrong family that their teenage son had died in car crash Police referred themselves to the Independent Office for Police Conduct The Independent UK · Jan 6