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A man has been arrested after a taxi driver who stopped to help at the scene of a crash was struck and killed by a passing vehicle.
Police had taken a call from the driver who reported a car had hit the central reservation on the A19 in North Tyneside on Saturday.
He got out of his vehicle on the dual carriageway near Killingworth.
A 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission has been informed as a "matter of protocol", Northumbria Police said.

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That is just so sad.

A fella helping out being killed.

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Very sad indeed many assisting at accident scenes fail to recognise the risks they are taking.

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story update

An alleged dangerous driver has appeared in court accused of a hit and run that killed a taxi driver.

Daniel Angus, 25, is alleged to have caused the death of David Hope on the A19, in Killingworth, in July last year.


Mr Hope, known as Davey, is believed to have pulled over after spotting a car that had crashed into the central reservation, shortly after 1.30am.

The grandfather rang police before going to see if he could help anyone, but while out of his cab another car allegedly collided with him.

Now, Angus, of Lily Avenue, Bedlington, has appeared in the dock at North Tyneside Magistrates’ Court charged with 12 offences.

Those charges are:

Causing death by dangerous driving
Driving without due care and attention when over the prescribed limit of alcohol and causing a death
Driving while disqualified and causing a death
Driving otherwise that in accordance with a licence and causing death
Driving with no insurance and causing death
Driving with no insurance
Failing to stop after an accident
Failing to report an accident
Driving with excess alcohol
Driving while unfit through drugs
Failing to provide the identification of a driver allegedly involved in an offence
Driving with no MOT

this bloke wants locking up for good

As three of the offences are so serious that they can only be heard in the crown court, no pleas were taken to any of the charges.

Instead, Angus spoke only to tell the court his name, date of birth and address during the brief hearing.

Lee Poppett, prosecuting, said all the charges should be dealt with together and should go to Newcastle Crown Court.

He said: “Three of these matters are indictable only, those being the death by dangerous driving, the driving carelessly and causing death while over the prescribed limit and the causing death while driving whilst disqualified.

“As a result, the matters can only be dealt with by the crown court and it’s an application that the matters are all sent.

“The defendant faces two further allegations, which are either-way offences, and a number of summary-only offences.

“It’s an application that all the matters are linked and are sent together.”


Magistrates agreed and released Angus on unconditional bail to next appear at Newcastle Crown Court on March 29.

As previously reported, paramedics worked on Davey, 43, who had been a taxi driver for around 20 years, at the scene of the alleged hit-and-run but nothing could be done to save his life.

The A19 was closed in both directions between Killingworth Way and Holystone for almost 11 hours while the collision was investigated.

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At a guess, if found guilty, 10 years.

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