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flag South Yorkshire Police wrongly told Trevor Wynn’s family he died in a crash; he was hospitalized, and an 18-year-old was later confirmed dead.

flag South Yorkshire Police are investigating a serious error that led to the family of 17-year-old Trevor Wynn being wrongly told he died in a December 13 crash in Rotherham, when he was actually hospitalized with serious injuries. flag Forensic testing later revealed that 18-year-old Joshua Johnson had died, correcting the misidentification. flag The force has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct to review its identification procedures. flag Assistant Chief Constable Colin McFarlane apologized for the emotional distress and pledged full cooperation with the investigation. flag Both families are receiving specialist support. flag An 18-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, and a 19-year-old on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. flag Police are urging the public to respect the families’ privacy.

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