A SUSPECT has been named by the courts after being charged with causing serious injury by careless driving.

It follows a crash on July 1 last year, at around 5.10pm on the A56 Chester Road in Preston Brook.

The collision involved a Vauxhall Zafira and a Mercedes Sprinter van.

A man suffered serious internal injuries as a result.

Now, a suspect has been charged in connection with the incident.

Thomas Cashman, of Saunders Avenue, Whiston, is charged with causing serious injury by careless or inconsiderate driving.

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The particulars of the charge allege that the 24-year-old caused serious injury to the complaint by driving a mechanically propelled vehicle, namely a Mercedes Sprinter, on Chester Road in Preston Brook on July 1, without due care and attention.

Cashman was due to make a first appearance in relation to the allegation before Warrington Magistrates’ Court this afternoon, Wednesday.