An inquest has opened after the death of a "larger than life character" and dad who died following a head-on crash in Oxford.
Talented chef Danny Botterill had been helping a friend in Oxford when he was involved in a serious crash on September 6 last year.
He was airlifted to Oxford Trauma Centre in a critical condition and underwent life-saving surgery.
An inquest was opened into the 48-year-old's death at Oxfordshire Coroner's Court on July 28.
According the the inquest's documents, the Kidderminster man died at the John Radcliffe Hospital on September 16 last year.
His causes of death were given as multi-organ failure, disseminated intra vascular coagulation, splenic rupture, road traffic accident and alcohol and cannabis use.
A full inquest will be held at Oxfordshire Coroner's Court on September 24 this year at 10am.
Paying tribute to him last year, Mr Botterill's sister Marie Holmes said: "We were told he wasn't going to survive, but they managed to get him stable enough for surgery.
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"He pulled through and the doctors were confident he was doing well, but there were a lot of things that weren't making sense from his MRIs and they couldn't bring him out of the coma.
"He was prepped for another surgery and came out of it, but in a critical condition. We sat by his side throughout his time in hospital, holding his hand and hoping for a miracle.
"We ended up getting a call from the hospital on September 15 as he had gone downhill and needed another surgery, but they couldn't stop the bleeding.
"The Oxford Trauma Unit was absolutely amazing. I can't fault them and what they did for Danny meant we got to spend an extra week with him.
"They kept him alive long enough for us all to be there to say our goodbyes. It was absolutely heartbreaking."
Marie, who is a reverend and lives in Kidderminster, described her brother as a "larger than life" character who had left a huge gap in their family, including for his partner and four-year-old daughter.
She said: "He was my big brother and the eldest of the five of us. He had such a big personality and has left a huge gap in our family. Danny was a larger-than-life character and a very talented and creative chef.
"He worked all over the world and was first trained by a prestigious French chef. He spent a lot of time in India, Thailand and Portugal. He did a lot of work with his friend, who owns an agency for restaurants that are struggling, and Danny would come in and help get them back on track.
"He had such incredible experiences, and although he was only 48 when he died, he made his mark on this world."
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