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Boy, 14, charged over fatal e-scooter crash in Manchester
The 14-year-old faces multiple charges after a fatal e-scooter crash that killed another teenager, prompting a family campaign for safer e-scooter regulations.
- A 14-year-old has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, driving unlicensed and uninsured after a Wythenshawe collision that killed 14-year-old Jacob Calland last year.
- At about 4pm on March 19 last year the e-scooter carrying Jacob Calland, 14 , collided with a car on Timpson Road and came to rest on a third vehicle on Southmoor Road.
- Jacob's mother, Carly, launched Jacob's Journey to raise awareness about e-scooter dangers and released a final image of them together in his intensive care bed, the Manchester Evening News reported.
- The defendant has been released on bail and is due to appear at Manchester youth court on February 24.
- Family tributes called Jacob Calland, 14, a `bright, loving young boy whose life was tragically cut short`, while Carly Calland urged safer e-scooter regulations rather than a ban.
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