Overview
- Harley Patterson was identified by Cleveland Police as the driver who died in a single-vehicle collision on the southbound A19 in County Durham.
- The crash involved a silver Ford C-Max between the A179 and the Elwick turn-off, and the 17-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Emergency services were called at about 11:15pm on Saturday, December 13.
- The southbound carriageway was closed overnight and reopened shortly after 11am Sunday as National Highways assisted with diversions and scene work.
- Officers asked anyone with information or dash-cam footage to call 101 quoting reference 238211; a witness previously reported seeing a “badly burned” car removed on a recovery truck.