Man bailed after arrest in fatal A55 crash

Danielle HerbertBBC Wales
News imageSupplied Jennifer Anne Brown pictured smiling and looking at the camera. She has long blonde hair tied up and is wearning a black hairband and hoop earings.Supplied
Jennifer Anne Brown was in a car with three others when it was in a crash with a lorry

A man who was arrested in connection with fatal crash has now been released on bail.

North Wales Police said the 57-year-old was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving after a crash on the A55 near Conwy on Thursday.

Jennifer Anne Brown, who was in her 40s, was in a car with three other people when it was in a crash with a lorry. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Two others were airlifted to hospitals in Stoke and Aintree with serious injuries, while a third person was taken by ambulance to Aintree.

The force was called at about noon on 29 January to junction 17 westbound in Conwy Morfa, under the A547 overpass.

Three Wales Air Ambulance helicopters were sent, as were four ambulances and two other response units. Four off-duty paramedics helped. Firefighters also attended.

News imageBBC Wales Scene of the crash on A55 near Conwy with emergency services vehicles present.BBC Wales
A 57-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving after a crash on the A55 on Thursday

Jennifer, from Newborough, on Anglesey, worked at the island's Glan Rhos Nursing Home for more than 20 years where she was nicknamed "Queen".

Following her death, colleagues from the home she worked in said she was caring and compassionate, with a smile that could light up any room.

The home said she was not just a staff member but family.

"She first walked through the door as a shy 17-year-old and, over time, blossomed into the caring and compassionate person we all came to know and love," it said.

"Jenny touched countless lives throughout her career, always greeting everyone with a warm smile that could light up any room."