A man on trial for murder after his car hit the back of a motorbike, killing its 17-year-old rider, sent a message to his girlfriend shortly after the crash, a court was told.
Harley Lea suffered fatal head injuries when he was thrown from the motorbike after it was struck by Brandon Glover's Toyota Corolla on Park Road, near the junction of Blackbrook Road and Boardmans Lane, St Helens in the early hours of October 4 2022. Two other men, Jordan Carter and Louis Coleman, who were bike passengers were also injured.
Brandon Glover, 24, of Pasture Close in Clock Face, has pleaded not guilty to murder, manslaughter, two counts of grievous bodily harm with intent and two counts of GBH and is now on trial at Liverpool Crown Court. Following the incident, Glover remained at the scene and called emergency services.
