Police appeal: man dies after becoming trapped under vehicle in Thumpers
Officers are trying to track down the driver of a saloon car who was at the scene
Police are trying to track down a motorist who was at the scene of a fatal incident in Thumpers earlier this month.
At around 8pm on 1st February, 49-year-old Andrew Jellis became trapped under his vehicle, and later died.
A 30-year-old man from Hatfield was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter - he's been bailed pending further enquiries.
Detective Sergeant John Prendergast, who is leading the investigation, said: “First and foremost, our thoughts remain with Andrew’s family and friends at this time. They have previously released a tribute to Andrew, and we now kindly ask that their privacy is respected."
“Following extensive enquiries, further information has now come to light which shows that an unidentified vehicle was in the area near the time the collision took place. We have been able to ascertain that the model of this vehicle is a saloon type car, but unfortunately do not have any further information to go on.
“Do you recall being in the Thumpers area of Hemel Hempstead at around 8pm on that Wednesday? I appreciate several weeks have passed now since the date that this incident took place, but if you think you were the person in the saloon type car, or if you have any information that you think may help us progress with our enquiries, please get in touch as a matter of urgency.
“Any information, even something that may seem relatively minor or insignificant, could be key to our investigation. We are continuing to work as hard as we can in order to ascertain the circumstances surrounding what happened, and we understand that there will be lots of questions in relation to what happened – we will provide a further update when we can.”