Pensioner charged with killing former Isle of Man TT biker in Shard bridge crash

Anthony Whitaker, 78, appeared before Blackpool Magistrates today (Tuesday, October 3) charged with causing death by careless driving.

The pensioner was driving a VW Touran on Shard Bridge, over the River Wyre in Poulton, when he was involved in a crash in June 2022.

Former Isle of Man TT rider Mark Butterworth, from Blackpool, had been riding a 500cc bike at the time. He was taken to hospital for treatment but sadly died a month later.

District Judge Jane Goodwin bailed Whitaker, of Richmond Road, Barnoldswick until his trial at Preston Crown Court on October 31.