Darryl Street: Inquest starts into crash death of former Cumbria Police officer

The former Cumbria Police officer was always "dedicated and committed"

A police officer who died when his car collided with a lorry was "dedicated and committed", an inquest has heard.

Darryl Street, 59, was driving on the A66 at Baron's Hill, Penrith on 14 January when the crash happened.

The married father of three was a Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) officer at Sellafield and had previously served with Cumbria Police.

CNC chief constable Simon Chesterman told the hearing Mr Street spent years "serving and protecting the community".

Cumbria assistant coroner Dr Nicholas Shaw adjourned the inquest to a provisional hearing date of 15 June.

Mr Street's funeral is due to take place later.