Manslaughter charge over 2023 street death

Luke Thompson, 25, died in hospital following the 2023 incident in Pontefract

A man has been charged with manslaughter following the death of a 25-year-old man who was struck by a car in Pontefract.

Luke Thompson died in hospital after he was seriously injured in an incident in Front Street in the early hours of 19 November 2023.

Mr Thompson was hit by a black Ford Fiesta after a fight broke out on the street, West Yorkshire Police said at the time.

Dylan Maxwell, 27, of Wood View Avenue in Castleford, is due to appear before magistrates in Leeds on 22 July.

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