Van driver charged in connection with fatal Folkestone crash
A seven-year-old boy died in the incident back in December
A van driver has been charged in connection with a road collision in which a boy died.
Seven year-old William Brown was pronounced dead at the scene in Folkestone, Kent, after an incident on the A259 Sandgate Esplanade on December 6.
Kent Police said the incident had involved two vehicles, a red Citroen car and a grey Peugeot van. The van is alleged to have left the scene before the emergency services arrived.
On Saturday, Stewart Powell, 49, of St Mary's Bay, was charged with failing to stop following a collision and with driving without insurance.
It is alleged that, at the time of the collision, although there was insurance in place for the vehicle, it was being driven outside the terms of that policy, the force spokesman said.
Powell has been bailed to appear before Folkestone Magistrates' Court on May 24.