Driver of fatal collision charged

Readers will remember the tragic incident last year when 10 year old Evey Staley died after being involved in a road traffic collision on Cowes Road, Newport. This in from the police, in their own words. Ed

Hampshire Constabulary has charged a man following the death of a 10-year-old schoolgirl in a collision on 24th August last year (2012).

evey-staley-newRobert Blakely, 31 from Broadway, Sandown has been charged with causing the death of Evey Staley by driving without due care and attention and while under the influence of alcohol.

Mr Blakely is scheduled to appear at Isle of Wight Magistrates’ Court in Newport on the morning of 2 April 2013.