Man Injured In A crash In Sonning Common
6 January 2019, 11:21 | Updated: 6 January 2019, 12:08
A man injured in a crash in Sonning Common 3 days ago has died.
He was a passenger in a van which collided with parked cars and a wall in Wood Lane.
A 38-year-old man of no fixed address has been charged with driving whilst disqualified and will appear in court next month.
Alexander Clarke, aged 38, of no fixed abode, was charged on Friday (4/1) with causing serious injury by dangerous driving, driving while disqualified, failing to provide a roadside breath test and using a motor vehicle on a road/public place without third party insurance.
He was remanded in custody to appear at Reading Magistrates’ Court yesterday (5/1) where he was further remanded by the court to appear at Reading Crown Court on 4 February.
The charges are in connection with a collision in Wood Lane at around 10.30pm on Thursday (3/1) during which a Ford Transit van was involved in a collision with parked vehicles and a wall.
A passenger in the vehicle, a man aged in his forties, was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital with life-threatening injuries where he subsequently died yesterday.
His next of kin are aware and being offered support by specially-trained officers. The investigation in to the circumstances of the collision remains ongoing.
