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21/07/2008
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Man Charged With Death By Dangerous Driving Offence
A 23-year-old has appeared in court charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a man was killed during a police chase. William Forrest, 52, of Walbottle in Newcastle, died after his vehicle was hit by a Mitsubishi which flipped over the central reservation on the A1(M) in County Durham. The police had been attempting to bring the reputedly stolen Mitsubishi to a "controlled halt" on the northbound carriageway on Friday morning when it crashed into the pathway of Mr Forrest's Peugeot. Paramedics declared Mr Forrest dead at the scene later. It is understood that he died of head injuries. The 22-year-old driver, named as Barry Taylor, from the Chester-le-Street area, was severely injured in the accident and was detained in the University Hospital of North Durham overnight. Mr Taylor was remanded in custody and is due to appear at Durham Crown Court on 30 July. He is also charged with stealing the keys to three vehicles from a house in Chester-le-Street.
Teenager Arrested In Connection With Cornwall Beach Murder
A teenager has been arrested in connection with the death of a man who was found on a beach in Cornwall. The victim, believed to be in his 20s, was taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital where he later died of head injuries. The incident happened on Par Beach near St Austell on Saturday evening. Devon and Cornwall Police are in the process of contacting the man's next of kin. Police have arrested a 16-year-old girl and are also holding a man on suspicion of murder.
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A 23-year-old has appeared in court charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a man was killed during a police chase. William Forrest, 52, of Walbottle in Newcastle, died after his vehicle was hit by a Mitsubishi which flipped over the central reservation on the A1(M) in County Durham. The police had been attempting to bring the reputedly stolen Mitsubishi to a "controlled halt" on the northbound carriageway on Friday morning when it crashed into the pathway of Mr Forrest's Peugeot. Paramedics declared Mr Forrest dead at the scene later. It is understood that he died of head injuries. The 22-year-old driver, named as Barry Taylor, from the Chester-le-Street area, was severely injured in the accident and was detained in the University Hospital of North Durham overnight. Mr Taylor was remanded in custody and is due to appear at Durham Crown Court on 30 July. He is also charged with stealing the keys to three vehicles from a house in Chester-le-Street.
Teenager Arrested In Connection With Cornwall Beach Murder
A teenager has been arrested in connection with the death of a man who was found on a beach in Cornwall. The victim, believed to be in his 20s, was taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital where he later died of head injuries. The incident happened on Par Beach near St Austell on Saturday evening. Devon and Cornwall Police are in the process of contacting the man's next of kin. Police have arrested a 16-year-old girl and are also holding a man on suspicion of murder.
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