Carl Llewellyn (died 1994)
Just four days before his twentieth birthday, jockey Carl Llewellyn was killed instantly in a car crash caused by black ice and ungritted roads. He was travelling along the A51 near Lichfield on February 6 1994 when the driver of a Sherpa van opposite lost control: the vehicle skidded for 30 metres and veered at an angle across the carriageway before slamming into the jockey's car. The Sherpa van driver, Dominic Shenton, said later: 'The van just went. I could not brake or steer. The van just went sideways. I could not have done anything.' Neither he nor his three passengers, all on their way to work for a building company, were injured. Carl received fatal injuries. A verdict of 'Accidental Death' was recorded. Carl had ridden several winners on the Flat but, because of weight problems, was due to switch codes.
Just four days before his twentieth birthday, jockey Carl Llewellyn was killed instantly in a car crash caused by black ice and ungritted roads. He was travelling along the A51 near Lichfield on February 6 1994 when the driver of a Sherpa van opposite lost control: the vehicle skidded for 30 metres and veered at an angle across the carriageway before slamming into the jockey's car. The Sherpa van driver, Dominic Shenton, said later: 'The van just went. I could not brake or steer. The van just went sideways. I could not have done anything.' Neither he nor his three passengers, all on their way to work for a building company, were injured. Carl received fatal injuries. A verdict of 'Accidental Death' was recorded. Carl had ridden several winners on the Flat but, because of weight problems, was due to switch codes.