Third man charged over fatal two-car Ashley Heath crash

A third man has been charged following a crash in which a man died.

George Greaves, 31, died when the Nissan Micra he was in collided with a Lexus on the A338 near the Ashley Heath Roundabout in Dorset in June 2023.

The Lexus driver, Yusuf Muzil, 23, of Cricklewood, London, was jailed for 12 years in September.

Dorset Police said a 29-year-old man from Solihull was arrested on Tuesday and charged with offences including causing death by dangerous driving.

The man is also charged with seriously injuring two other occupants of the Micra through dangerous driving, using false plates and causing death by driving while disqualified and with no insurance.

Previously, a 29-year-old man from London was charged with the same offences after being arrested in November.

Both men are due to appear in court in February.

Mr Greaves, who was from Hampshire, was the front seat passenger in a car that collided with the Lexus at about 21:25 BST on 25 June on the northbound side of the dual carriageway, which is close to Ringwood.

The Lexus and two other vehicles were reported to have been travelling at speeds in excess of 80mph (130km/h) in the moments before the collision, police said.

Muzil later admitted causing death by dangerous driving and two charges of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and was jailed at Bournemouth Crown Court.

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