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A man has died in a crash on the A1.
Emergency services were called to the Townsend Road junction for Wittering village on the northbound carriageway, at about 3.20pm on Sunday (28 May), and found an articulated HGV had left the road and driven into th…
A lorry driver has died after his vehicle left a major Cambridgeshire road and hit the perimeter fence of an RAF base. Emergency services were called to the northbound carriageway of the A1 near the Townsend Road junction for Wittering at around 3.20pm…
Sussex Police officers are appealing for witnesses to a fatal collision in Lancing.
By Connor Gormley
Published 29th May 2023, 11:19 BST
Updated 29th May 2023, 11:21 BST
The incident took place yesterday evening (May 28) in Barfield Park, and emergenc…
Dylan, a talented footballer from Buckshaw Village, was killed when his bike was struck in Chainhouse Lane, Whitestake, in October 2016, by the BMW of businessman David Harwood.
The lawyer for Dylan’s mum Tracey Millian, claims Mr Harwood had been drinking before the crash, failed to stop and drove to meet a woman he had earlier met online, leaving Dylan dying in the road.
The late Dylan Crossey with his mum Tracey
Unhappy with the outcome, Ms Milligan vowed she will “never give up” in her fight for answers over her son’s death, and has accused Lancashire Police of a catalogue of blunders during its investigation into her son’s death, including failing to obtain CCTV footage or interviewing potential witnesses in the Farmer’s Arms pub where Mr Harwood was drinking before the collision.
Questions have also been raised into why a blood sample from Mr Harwood was taken but not analysed, and why officers didn’t carry out a detailed reconstruction of the collision.
Ms Milligan also turned detective and discovered Mr Harwood was the director of family firm HB Panelcraft, which was founded by his dad and uncle, and which had a contract with Lancashire Police to fix police cars.
The late Dylan Crossey
Now The IOPC has stepped in to examine Lancashire Constabulary’s handling of the hit-and-run, having obtained a ‘substantial amount of material’ relating to the police investigation.
An IOPC spokesperson said: “We received a mandatory referral from the force in November 2021, following the decision of the coroner to suspend the inquest into Dylan’s death.
“We have obtained a substantial amount of material relating to the police investigation and spoken to several witnesses as part of our enquiries, which are ongoing.
“Three officers have been served notices that they are under investigation for potential gross misconduct. This relates to allegations they may have provided misleading information about the investigation to the Crown Prosecution Service. We are also investigating allegations all three failed to properly record, retain and reveal information relevant to the police investigation.
“We have provided the complainant with regular updates about our progress and will continue to keep them, and the force, informed.
“Our thoughts remain with Dylan’s family and loved ones, as well as all those affected by his death.”
An inquest into Dylan’s death was dramatically stopped in September 2021 when coroner Dr James Adeley ordered a reinvestigation into the case.
Dr Adeley referred the matter back to the Director of Public Prosecutions to consider prosecuting driver David Harwood for gross negligence manslaughter.
However, just days before Christmas 2021, Dylan’s family were left reeling when it was announced that the CPS would not be pursuing the case.
A CPS spokesman said: “The evidence, including evidence called at the inquest has been carefully re-considered and our prosecutors determined our legal test was not met. Our thoughts remain with the family of Dylan Crossey.”
A man is “lucky to be alive” after a disqualified drug driver crashed into a Fenland ditch.
David Stewart, 38, was under the influence of cannabis as he drove along the B1040, towards Warboys, on 10 December, 2021, crashing his van into the ditch at the side of the road.
The crash happened at about 11.40pm, throwing the passenger from the vehicle and leaving him with a fractured neck and arm, five broken ribs and injuries to his lungs.
David Stewart
Stewart has now been jailed for more than 18 months, with police saying he showed “no regard for anyone” when he got behind the wheel.
Huntingdon court heard that when emergency crews arrived at the scene of the crash, they found Stewart attempting to reverse out of the ditch, and both he and his passenger appeared to be intoxicated.
Stewart, who was arrested at the scene, had also broken his left leg in two places in the incident.
He tested positive for cannabis, and officers discovered he only held a provisional driving license, which had expired in 2021, and was disqualified from driving.
It was also found that the van’s offside front tyre had a tread depth of 0.7mm – under the legal limit of 1.6mm.
At Huntingdon Law Courts on Thursday (18 May), Stewart, of Gardener Crescent, Fenstanton, pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by driving while disqualified, driving with no insurance, driving with no license, using a vehicle with tread below 1mm and driving with a proportion of a specified controlled drug above the specified limit.
He was sentenced to one year and eight months in prison and disqualified from driving for two years.
DC Dominic Hyde, from Cambridgeshire Police, welcomed the sentence handed out.
He said: “Stewart endangered the lives of his passenger and other road users, as well as himself.
“He showed no regard for anyone when he got behind the wheel, not only under the influence of drugs, but also with no insurance and no driving licence.
“Both him and the passenger are lucky to be alive.”
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