Lauren Goodger’s ex Jake McClean was almost three times the drink-drive limit and had cocaine in his system when he crashed his car and tragically died while on holiday.
The 33-year-old man had been driving with TOWIE star Yazmin Oukhellou when the Mercedes E-Class veered off the road and plunged into a ravine in Turkey.
Reality star Yaz suffered multiple injuries but survived the crash after pulling herself from the wreckage.
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He sustained “skull fractures and brain damage” and died from “traumatic head injuries”, an inquest heard.
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Last week, Coroner Dr Shirley Radcliffe told the inquest in Walthamstow, East London: “The post mortem found no natural disease, as you would expect in a young man of 33. The cause of death was skull fractures and brain damage.
“As far as I can see, he was driving under the influence — nearly three times over the legal limit for driving and had cocaine in his system. My conclusion is that this is an RTC.”
(Image: yazminoukhellou/Instagram)
During the inquest, Jake’s mum Anita Walsh had asked if there were any more details regarding the crash and the build up to it.
However, Dr Radcliffe had replied: “Turkey is not the most helpful — it’s taken almost a year to get the post mortem.”
Jake’s funeral took place in August last year, with ex Lauren, James Argent and Liam Gatsby among those in attendance at the church.
(Image: Instagram/ Yazmin Oukhellou)
Yaz was not in attendance after she was reportedly banned by his family over an alleged row that took place in the car prior to the crash.
An insider told The Sun at the time that Yaz had feared that she wouldn’t be able to attend and “her worst nightmare came true when it was made clear that she would not be welcome”.
They continued that the TV personality had been left “traumatised” after the crash and that not being able to say goodbye has been “awful” for her.
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Jake, 33, rose to stardom while he was dating Lauren, 35, from 2012 to 2016 while the brunette beauty starred on The Only Way Is Essex and later went on to appear on Dancing on Ice and Celebrity Big Brother.
It is understood that Jake and Yazmin first got together in May last year before she made their relationship official on Instagram in December with a sweet clip that showed the pair sharing a kiss.
At the time of the crash, the pair were thought to still be broken up as friends confessed they are unsure what the duo were doing together in Turkey.
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