A 15-year-old who knocked down and killed a pedestrian while driving a stolen Range Rover at 70mph in a 30mph zone and then ran away from police was detained for five years today - and can be named for the first time
A judge lifted a ban on the media reporting Charlie Tyers' name after he ruled it was in the public interest to know full details of the incident which shocked the market town of Stokesley, North Yorkshire.
Victim Douglas Scott Robertson, 27, was dragged more than 100 yards under the powerful vehicle after the teenage driver lost control in snow.
Tyers, of High Lane, Maltby, Middlesbrough, sobbed uncontrollably when CCTV of the moments leading up to the collision and the loud bang that followed were shown.
The defendant admitted causing death by dangerous driving at a previous hearing.
The car smashed into a lamppost so hard the top section of the light ended in a tree 50ft away, Teesside Crown Court heard.
KILLED: Douglas Robertson
Mr Robertson was walking to his local club in Stokesley, North Yorkshire, on a snowy Saturday afternoon in January when he was mown down.
Police were looking for the Range Rover after they received reports earlier in the day about it being driven badly.
An officer spotted the vehicle ahead and once it had gone round a corner, he put on his siren and lights, which the defence claimed caused the driver to speed away.
David Bradshaw, prosecuting, said: "At the time the vehicle collided with the deceased he was walking along a footpath carrying an umbrella, minding his own business, making his way towards a social club.
"He was dragged 340ft over some waste ground until the vehicle went through a small wall and tree and hit the side of the working mens club."
Mr Robertson died at the scene.
Tyers then fled from police and asked for help at a nearby house, telling the occupants men were chasing him, Mr Bradshaw said.
The car had been taken from a house party in the Stockton area of Teesside in the early hours by the teenage defendant.
Tyers, described in a pre-sentence report as assertive and self-confident, was given credit for his remorse and early guilty plea.
He was ordered to serve five years detention and was disqualified from applying for a driving licence for five years.
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