A60 Huntingdon Street Nottingham crash update as man charged with causing death by dangerous driving

A man has been charged in connection with a fatal crash in the city centre. It comes after a car, which was being followed by police[1] at the time, collided with a 31-year-old male pedestrian on the A60 Huntingdon Street, Nottingham city centre[2], shortly after 3am on Wednesday, December 13. The pedestrian was treated by paramedics but was pronounced dead at the scene.

Joshua Gregory, 27, of Westfield Road in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, has since been charged with four offences in connection with the investigation. These include causing death by dangerous driving, causing death by driving whilst uninsured, failure to stop after a road accident, and failure to provide a specimen for analysis. He has been remanded into police custody and will appear at Nottingham Magistrates Court on Friday, December 15.

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Nottinghamshire Police has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police[4] Conduct, the police watchdog, following the incident.

Road closures in the area were in place for much of Wednesday as investigations were carried out.

References

  1. ^ police (www.nottinghampost.com)
  2. ^ Nottingham city centre (www.nottinghampost.com)
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  4. ^ Police (www.nottinghampost.com)