Extra charges brought in fatal hit-and-run inquiry

David SpereallYorkshire
News imageFamily handout A young man in his late teens wearing a black jumper. He had dark hair and an arm is around his shoulder. The picture is monochrome.Family handout
Bailey Chadwick, 19, was walking home from a shift at a nearby pub when he was killed

A man has been charged with two further offences linked to the death of a teenager killed in a hit-and-run crash.

Bailey Chadwick, 19, died when he was struck by a vehicle on the B6265, between Pateley Bridge and Glasshouses, in North Yorkshire, in the early hours of 20 July.

Police said a 25-year-old man, who has not been named, has been charged with failing to stop after a road collision and failing to report a road collision.

The same man was previously charged with driving a motor vehicle when over the prescribed limit and using a motor vehicle on a road public/place without insurance.

He is due to appear at Harrogate Magistrates Court on 12 February in relation to all four offences

Chadwick was walking home after working a shift at the Royal Oak pub in Pateley Bridge when he was fatally struck.

Officers have asked for anyone with information about the incident to come forward.

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