Traffic Sergeant Pete Stringer has dealt with some of the most serious crashes in North Yorkshire, and investigated exactly how they happened. Here he reveals the easiest change you can make to the way you drive to prevent one. Insight: Sergeant Pete Stringer It still gives me goose pimples when I think about the first…
Police are investigating a collision on the A19 at Whitley in which two men died. At about 9.50pm on Friday 29 November 2019, officers were called to a report of a silver Ford Focus colliding with a tree on the A19 at Whitley. Sadly, despite the efforts of all the emergency services – including the…
Witnesses sought in relation to driving incident on A170 near Wykeham Posted on 13 September 2019 at 12:09pm in Local appeals North Yorkshire Police is appealing for witnesses to a driving incident on the A170 between Wykeham and West Ayton in the Scarborough area. It happened at around 5am today (Friday 13 September 2019) when…
Police are appealing for witnesses after two people were seriously injured on the A61 near Melmerby. At about 1.40pm on Saturday 7 September 2019, a Kawasaki motorcycle was travelling towards Ripon on the A61. The motorcycle was being ridden by a man in his 50s with a female passenger who is believed to be in…
The story of a serious road traffic collision told from the perspective of four different people – a member of each of the emergency services and the sister of the person involved in the accident – will be featured in a demonstration at the RNLI Emergency Services Weekend in Whitby on 15 and 16 June….
Officers arrested an “exceptionally high” number of drink and drug drivers this weekend Police have arrested 18 suspected drink and drug drivers in a single weekend. Officers have warned that further action will be taken this month to get intoxicated motorists off North Yorkshire’s roads. Called Operation Attention, it will involve extra around-the-clock enforcement activities…
Drivers who ignore lane closures on smart motorways in England will face automatic £100 fines and penalty points on their licence, under new laws. Hundreds of miles of road have been converted into smart motorways, meaning the hard shoulder is used as either a permanent or part-time traffic lane. Red X signs are then used…
Selby Bike Maintenance Workshop’s in June and July 2019.
North Yorkshire Police is appealing for witnesses and information about a theft of a moped and two bicycles that occurred in Scarborough. It happened on Alga Terrace, Scarborough between 2am and 2:30am on Tuesday 23 April 2019 when a moped was stolen from West Street and abandoned near Alga Garage before two bicycles were taken…
A motorcyclist has been banned from the roads after riding through central Harrogate at 82mph. Lee-Roy Campbell was recorded speeding through the 30mph zone on the A61 Leeds Road on a black Yamaha R1 performance motorbike. The 53-year-old was charged with exceeding a speed limit after he was pictured by North Yorkshire Police safety camera…