A wrong-way crash on the A66 near Middlesbrough kills five men, including Jakub/Jacob Matusiak, after a police pursuit ends with the vehicle colliding with other road users, according to reports. Families of the victims say they want answers about how the chase was handled and what led to the collision.
The Daily Record and the Mirror report that a cousin of Matusiak/Jakub tells broadcasters or newspapers the police chase should have been called off earlier. The Mirror also says the family acknowledges the man involved was “no saint,” while still appearing to place responsibility on police decisions during the pursuit.
Both outlets frame the incident as involving a fatal end to a chase, but they differ in how they describe the victim’s reputation and the emphasis placed on police accountability. Neither source, in the provided excerpts, explains the full circumstances of the pursuit, the timing of actions by officers, or any official conclusions.
