A man has been charged with causing the death of a grandfather in Preston in November 2024.
Emergency services were called to Fylde Road in Preston at around 8.40pm on Saturday, 30 November 2024 after reports of a road traffic collision where a pedestrian had been struck by a Suzuki Swift.
The car failed to stop at the scene. Lee Robinson, 49, was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident.
A man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and failing to stop. He has now been charged.
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Reece Baron, 25, of Ellen Street, Bamber Bridge, is charged with causing death by dangerous driving, failing to stop at the scene of a collision and failing to report a collision.
He is due to appear before Preston Magistrates’ Court on February 4.
Lee Robinson with grandchild
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