Update – man charged in connection with fatal collision in East Dorset
A man has been charged and is due to appear in court in connection with a fatal road traffic collision in East Dorset.
At around 9.30pm on Saturday 16 September 2023 Dorset Police received a report of a collision in Hurn Road, between Ringwood and Matchams, in which a blue BMW 1 series left the carriageway and sustained extensive damage.
Very sadly, a passenger in the vehicle – named by her family as 18-year-old Laionie Kennard from Verwood – sustained serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
A man aged in his 20s from Wiltshire was arrested in connection with the incident and, following enquiries by the Roads Policing Unit, he has been charged with causing death by careless/inconsiderate driving.
He is due to appear at Poole Magistrates’ Court on Friday 20 December 2024.