Police have appealed for witnesses after a 14-year-old girl was injured after a collision in Harrogate.
The incident happened on Otley Road near to Queens Road and West End Avenue at 4.45pm on Tuesday, December 12.
Officers said a black motor vehicle collided with a 14-year-old girl who was a pedestrian. Following the collision, the girl attended hospital for treatment.
The driver, who is described as aged between 60 and 70-years-old, bald and was wearing all black clothing did stop at the scene but didn’t leave any details.
A North Yorkshire Police statement added:
“Police are now requesting the public’s assistance to help establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident.
“In particular, officers are appealing for information about anyone that witnessed the collision or anyone with dashcam or CCTV footage.
“Anyone with information that could assist the investigation should email paul.dixon@northyorkshire.police.uk You can also call North Yorkshire Police on 101 and ask for Paul Dixon.
“If you wish to remain anonymous, you can pass information to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Please quote the North Yorkshire Police reference number 12230236668 when passing information.”
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Harrogate school crash: US colonel to face trial next month
The trial of a highly decorated American colonel accused of seriously injuring two schoolboys in a collision in Harrogate is to take place next month.
Benjamin Oakes, 46, of Tewit Well Avenue, Harrogate, is charged with causing injury by careless or inconsiderate driving on Yew Tree Lane on February 2. He has pleaded not guilty.
Two 15-year-old boys, who cannot be named for legal reasons, suffered serious injuries in the collision near Ashville College.
The scene on Yew Tree Lane in February.
A two-day hearing is scheduled to begin at York Magistrates Court on December 11, a case management hearing in York was told on Friday. Mr Oakes, who is on unconditional bail, did not attend.
He previously appeared at Harrogate Magistrates Court in August when both he and magistrates opted not to send the case to crown court, where he would have faced a jury trial.
The schoolboys are expected to give evidence via a video link during the trial.
According to his LinkedIn profile, which was taken down before August’s hearing, Mr Oakes is chief of the space policy division for the US joint chiefs of staff at the Pentagon.
The joint chiefs of staff consists of the most senior leaders in the United States Department of Defense, which advises the president.
He was previously a political-military analyst in the space policy division and before that was commander of the operational support squadron in the US Airforce.
Hundreds of US military personnel are stationed at RAF Menwith Hill, near Harrogate.
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Air ambulance called after pedestrian injured in Boroughbridge
Firefighters and an air ambulance rescued a man trapped beneath a vehicle in Boroughbridge last night.
The pedestrian was struck by the vehicle on Springfield Road at about 7pm, according to North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service.
He was then flown to hospital in one of two local air ambulance call-outs last night — a person also required the service following a collision on the A61 Ripon Road.
The incident report said:
“One male was trapped under the vehicle and released by crews using stabilising gear and crew power.
“Crews provided first aid until arrival of air ambulance, who transported the male to hospital suffering a leg injury.”
Firefighters from Boroughbridge and Knaresborough attended the incident.
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Inquests open into two road deaths in Harrogate district
Inquests have opened into the deaths of two men killed in separate road collisions in the Harrogate district last month.
Taxi driver Mohammed Masum Miah, 45, died when his car “was struck by another vehicle”, said North Yorkshire coroner Catherine Cundall in an inquest yesterday.
She said the collision, on June 18, caused his black Peugeot to leave the A61 near Harewood, adding:
“He died at the scene as a result of injuries sustained.”
The inquest, held at the coroner’s court in Northallerton yesterday, was suspended to allow for completion of the police investigation into the collision.
Mohammed Masum Miah
A second inquest was opened into the death of James Paul Gomersall.
He was the front seat passenger in a collision on the B6265 near Score Ray Lane, between Whixley and Thorpe Underwood on June 24.
Mr Gomersall, who lived in Green Hammerton and was just 18, died at the scene.
His inquest was also adjourned to a later date while the police investigation continues.
North Yorkshire Police yesterday said nobody has been arrested in connection with either collision.
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Road closed after collision in central Ripon
A main road through Ripon is closed this morning as emergency services deal with a collision.
North Yorkshire Police, along with ambulance crews and North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Services, are at the scene of the two-car collision on Bondgate Green between Ripon Bowling Club and Ripon Builders Merchants.
The road is currently blocked and vehicles are being diverted onto other routes while the scene is cleared.
There is not yet any information about whether anyone has been injured.
The Stray Ferret will post further updates as they become available.
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