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Man Charged Over Fatal Hartlepool Crash Faces Magistrates’ Court

Cleveland Police has charged Camron Holmes with causing death by dangerous driving following a crash that killed his 18-year-old passenger.

Overview

  • Camron Holmes, 26, appeared at Teesside Magistrates’ Court today charged with causing death by dangerous driving, driving without due care while unfit through drugs, and driving without insurance.
  • Holmes remains in custody as Cleveland Police pursues its investigation into the early-morning collision.
  • The crash occurred at about 4.18 am on August 7 when a silver Renault Clio left the carriageway on Greatham Back Lane and struck a tree.
  • North East Ambulance Service dispatched three ambulance crews along with a clinical team leader and a specialist paramedic to the scene.
  • Police have appealed for anyone with dashcam or CCTV footage of the silver Clio to contact them, quoting reference number 148268.