Mum of teenager killed in crash could finally get answers seven years after his death
26.08.2023 - 17:23
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The family of a 15-year-old boy killed in a crash could finally get the answers they have been waiting years for. Dylan Crossey died when he was knocked off his bike by a BMW in Whitestake, Lancashire in 2016.
But questions surrounding his death remain unanswered, LancsLive reports. Now, a new date has been set for the inquest to resume after being dramatically stopped last year when Dr James Adeley referred the case back to the Director of Public Prosecutions.
He asked for a new charge of gross negligence manslaughter to be considered after new evidence emerged during the course of the week-long hearing. That inquest had taken place five years after the schoolboy's death in order to first allow for a criminal trial to take place which saw driver David Harwood accused of charged with causing death by dangerous or careless driving.
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He denied the charge and the trial eventually collapsed in 2018 and he was formally recorded as not guilty. The coroner was able to properly undertake his own investigation from then and agreed to allow a jury to draw a conclusion rather than himself.
But when the new evidence meant the investigation had gone outside of the coroner remit, it was referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions to consider new criminal charges. Since then, the investigation has concluded with no charges being brought. Now, Dylan's mum Tracy Milligan has been given a provisional date by Preston coroner's court of January 15, 16 and 19, 2024.
Dylan, who lived with his mum Tracy in Buckshaw Village near Chorley, suffered serious head and neck injuries and was taken to Royal Preston Hospital. He was transferred to
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