Man arrested after North Yorkshire fatal crash
Police say that a 23-year-old man from the Durham area was arrested last night in connection with the fatal pedestrian collision in Stokesley and remains in police custody.
Pedestrian dies in North Yorks car crash
A pedestrian has died after being struck by a car in Stokesley on Saturday afternoon.
North Yorkshire Police referred to Police watchdog
North Yorkshire police have referred themselves to the Independent Police Complaints Commission over the circumstances leading up to a fatal car crash.
Douglas Scott died in the accident which happened in Stokesley on Saturday, where a crash involved a Range Rover.
Police say that a similar vehicle had been involved in two incidents reported to them earlier that day.
As a result, the force has referred itself to the police watchdog.
Two teenagers are facing charges in connection with the collision.
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Police name man killed in Stokesley car crash
Police have named the 27-year-old man who was killed after he was struck by a car in North Yorkshire.
Douglas Robertson was hit by a silver Range Rover as he walked on North Road in Stokesley on Saturday afternoon.
Two people have been arrested in connection with the incident and are in police custody.
Police are continuing to appeal for witnesses to come forward.
Police appeal after 27-year-old dies in car collision
Police are appealing for help after a 27-year-old man was killed when he was struck by a silver Range Rover in Stokesley in North Yorkshire. The man, who was from Stokesley, died yesterday afternoon following the crash on the town's North Road.
A fifteen year old boy was arrested close to the scene and police are now appealing for help to find the occupants of the Range Rover. The vehicle was seized by officers at the scene and is now being forensically tested.
– Detective Superintendent Steve Smith, North Yorkshire Police'I am appealing to anyone who saw a silver Range Rover with a personalised number plate driving through the town on Saturday morning in the hours and minutes leading up to the crash. And, to anyone who saw the occupants run from the vehicle after it crashed.
Despite the snow, many people were out and about in Stokesley on Saturday morning and may have seen the Range Rover driving around town. I urge these people to come forward and talk to the police.
This is a tragic incident which has left the victim’s family utterly devastated'
The family of the 27 year old victim are being comforted by police liaison officers.
Stokesley crash scene in pictures
Pedestrian killed in Stokesley collision
A pedestrian has been killed after a collision with a car in the small North Yorkshire town of Stokesley. It happened just after twelve o'clock yesterday afternoon when a silver Range Rover hit the pedestrian and a wall of a building on the town's North Road.
Police say the occupants of the Range Rover were seen running from the vehicle following the crash. One was arrested nearby and a search is now ongoing to locate the others.
Officers are asking anyone who witnessed the crash or may know who the vehicle's occupants are to come forward.
– Detective Superintendent Steve Smith, North Yorkshire Police'It’s vital that we find who is responsible for this tragedy and establish the exact circumstances which led to it.
“I’m therefore appealing to anyone who has any information, including anyone who may be shielding occupants of the Range Rover, to do the right thing and report what they know to the police.'
A fifteen year old boy remains in police custody.