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Inquests have opened into the deaths of two North East 20-year-olds who tragically died in a crash on a major road. Jordan Orrock and Lewis Smith were travelling in a Mercedes A-Class on the A1(M) when they were involved in a collision on the northboun…
The court is told Roberts has nine previous convictions, including for blackmail and causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
The causing injury by dangerous driving offence happened in February 2019 when he drove an Audi A6 at 40 to 50mph in a 30m…
A man has been jailed for more than a decade after a fatal hit-and-run on Valentine’s Day.Reece Roberts was driving a Volvo XC90 when he struck Diane Jones as she crossed the A690 Durham Road in Sunderland at about 11pm.The 27-year-old had no licence o…
The family of a man who died in a crash say their “hearts are destroyed”. Jordan Orrock lost his life when the car he was driving was involved in a collision on the A1 near Chester-le-Street[1], County Durham[2], on Sunday.The 20-year-old, from South S…
The man was taken to Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary for treatment as the A1(M) was closed for hours after a serious crash in County Durham involving a black Mercedes
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Heavy traffic on the A1 on Monday after a overnig…
A person has been airlifted to hospital after a crash on a rural County Durham road.The incident happened around 5.45pm on Burnt Houses Lane in Cockfield, near Bishop Auckland, with the air ambulance called to the scene.A person was treated at the road…
Emergency services, including the air ambulance, were called to the A690 near West Rainton just after 2.30pm on Tuesday (April 21).
The man struck a road sign after suffering a medical episode at the wheel, police said.
He was assessed by paramedics an…
The grandson of former Duke University men’s basketball[1] coach Mike Krzyzewski was arrested[2] and charged with driving while impaired after his car struck and killed a 15-year-old boy on Saturday, April 18.Joseph Savarino, son of Krzyzewski’s daught…
Christopher Anthony Mordue, 38, died after a four-vehicle crash on the A689 between the junction to the A1M and Rushyford on June 30, last year.
An inquest heard at Crook Coroner’s Court yesterday (Tuesday, April 15) that Mordue, a scrap metal merchant…
A motorcyclist has died in a crash with a van on the A1 in Nottinghamshire.Emergency services were called to a stretch of road at South Muskham, near Newark, at about 21:00 BST on Friday.On Saturday, Nottinghamshire Police said the motorcyclist, a 57-y…