Man charged with drug-driving following fatal collision in Horsham

A lorry driver involved in a collision in Horsham, following which a motorist died, has been charged with drug-driving.

Police were called to the two-vehicle collision involving a Volvo tipper truck and a Citroen C4 at the junctions of Comptons Lane and Heron Way at about 10.38am on Tuesday 5 July.

The driver of the Citroen, 68-year-old Peter Etherington, of Capricorn Close, Crawley, is believed to have suffered a medical episode at the wheel, which caused his car to go into the path of the lorry. He sadly died at the scene.

Two 15-year-old boys, who were passengers in the car, were treated for injuries.

The lorry driver was arrested in connection with the collision and has since been charged with drug-driving.

Ryan Bosher, 35, of Eddington Hill, Crawley, is charged with driving with 589mcg of benzoylecgonine (the major metabolite of cocaine) per litre of blood in his system. The legal limit is 50mcg.

He is due to appear before Crawley Magistrates' Court on Tuesday 13 September.