Elderly hit-and-run crash victim named as alleged drink driver charged with killing him
An alleged drink driver has appeared in court accused of killing a pensioner in a hit-and-run crash in the Black Country.
Stanley Shelton, aged 83, was today named as the man who died when he was hit by a car as he waited for a bus in Netherton on Saturday morning.
Mr Shelton was at a bus stop near the Link Academy in Simms Lane when a car mounted the pavement and hit him just before 10.30am.
The Seat Leon car involved fled and Mr Shelton, who lived nearby, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Reece Dunkley, also from Netherton, was arrested shortly afterwards and is accused of causing Mr Shelton's death while uninsured, over the drink-drive limit and banned from the road.
The 28-year-old, of Kilburn Place, appeared at Wolverhampton Magistrates' Court on Monday morning charged with causing death by dangerous driving, drink driving, driving while disqualified, failing to stop and report a collision, aggravated taking a vehicle without consent and having no insurance.
He was remanded in custody to appear at Wolverhampton Crown Court on April 6.
Simms Lane was closed by police throughout Saturday as collision investigators and forensic teams examined the crash scene.
