Disqualified driver charged after 8-year-old boy is seriously injured in Bacup hit and run
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The boy remains in a serious condition at Manchester Children’s Hospital after he was struck by a BMW whilst crossing Newchurch Road on his toy scooter on Thursday (June 24).
The driver failed to stop at the scene, but police traced a suspect over the weekend and arrested a 34-year-old man for a number of suspected offences.
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Hide AdAnthony McKenna, 34, of Newchurch Road, Bacup, has since been charged and is due to appear before Blackburn Magistrates’ Court this morning (Monday, June 28)
A police spokesman said :"We were called to Newchurch Road, Bacup at 6.35pm on Thursday (June 24) to reports an eight-year-old boy on a toy scooter had been struck by a grey BMW while on a crossing. The driver of the BMW failed to stop at the scene.
"The boy, who is from Bacup, was taken to Manchester Children’s Hospital with serious head injuries. He remains in a poorly condition."
Anthony McKenna, 34, of Newchurch Road, Bacup is charged with:
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Hide Ad1. Drive a mechanically propelled vehicle on a road / in a public place without due care and attention
2. Cause serious injury by driving whilst disqualified
3. Use a motor vehicle on a road / public place without third party insurance
4. Driver of a vehicle fail to stop after a road accident
5. Driver of a vehicle involved in a road accident fail to report that accident
6. Drive whilst disqualified
7. Aggravated vehicle taking
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