A DRIVER charged for failing to report an incident where a 19-year-old boy from Tilehurst died after a crash has had his case delayed in court.

Sheldon Lewcock was riding an electric bike when he was involved in a collision in Pierces Hill on August 4 last year. He passed away five days later.

Ryan Willicombe, from Newbury, was due to appear at Reading Magistrates' Court on Tuesday (September 5) to learn if he will face harsher charges but the case has been adjourned until later this month.

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The 18-year-old has been charged with driving a vehicle involved in a road accident and failing to report that accident as well as one count of driving without third-party insurance.

He was due to enter a plea on June 14 but the case was adjourned for a second time as the Crown Prosecution Service was investigating whether he can be charged with a more serious count of causing death by dangerous driving.

However, the Crown were unable to put the charge to Willicombe in June due to issues with CCTV.

District judge Samuel Goozee granted the Crown an adjournment of 12 weeks, stating that a decision on whether an additional charge would need to be made needs to be made by September 5.

However, he stated if the Crown need more time, a full written application could be made to the judge.

Willicombe will now be due back in court on September 28, according to a court usher.

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