Teenager charged after fatal Aberdeen crash
It happened in March last year
Last updated 14th Jan 2025
A teenager has been arrested and charged after a fatal crash in Aberdeen.
Emergency services were called to the collision on Seafield Road around 7.20pm on March 6 last year.
It involved a Volkswagen Golf car and pedestrian.
The 68-year-old pedestrian was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary where he died 19 days later.
Police have charged the 19-year-old man behind the wheel with road traffic offences.
He is due to appear at Aberdeen Sheriff Court at a later date.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “A 19-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a fatal crash in Aberdeen.
“Around 7.20pm on Wednesday, 6 March, 2024, police received a report of a road crash involving a pedestrian and a Volkswagen Golf car on Seafield Road.
“Emergency services attended and the 68-year-old pedestrian was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, where he died on Monday, 25 March, 2024.
“The 19-year-old driver of the Golf has been arrested and charged in connection with road traffic offences. He is due to appear at Aberdeen Sheriff Court at a later date.
“A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.”