A TEENAGER is due in court accused of causing the death of a 14-year-old boy following a crash in Southampton.
Layton Cashmore, from Hedge End, was the pillion passenger on a Suzuki motorbike involved in a crash with a VW Golf on Hill Lane, close to its junction with Warwick Road.
He died as a result of his injuries.
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Police investigating the crash at 5.18pm on July 18 last year have now charged a teenager.
The 17-year-old from Southampton, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is accused of causing death by dangerous driving and appeared at Southampton Magistrates' Court today.
Another 17-year-old from Southampton has been issued a summons for assisting an offender and will appear at the same court on May 23.
A third 17-year-old from Southampton, who was arrested on suspicion of aggravated vehicle taking and theft of a motorcycle, will have no further action taken against him.
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