Driver charged after crash on Derbyshire road leaves man seriously injured

A driver has been charged after a crash on a main road in Derbyshire left another driver seriously injured.
The crash happened at the A619 on Whitwell.The crash happened at the A619 on Whitwell.
The crash happened at the A619 on Whitwell.

Three vehicles were involved in the collision on the A619 in Whitwell at around 5.05pm last Friday.

This was following a police pursuit of one of the vehicles, a blue Land Rover Discovery.

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The driver of another vehicle was seriously injured during the crash and remains in a critical condition in hospital.

The crash happened at the A619 on Whitwell.The crash happened at the A619 on Whitwell.
The crash happened at the A619 on Whitwell.
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The driver, 24-year-old Bradley Downs, of Gateford Road, Worksop, has since been charged with multiple offences and appeared before Sheffield magistrates' court on Wednesday.

The 17-year-old was arrested under suspicion of aggravated vehicle taking, possession of drugs and possession with intent to supply. He has been released under investigation.