Sir Ranulph Fiennes charged with driving without due care and attention

28/06/2010

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) today announced that the explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes is to be summonsed to face a charge of driving without due care and attention following a Stockport car crash on 6 March this year.

Nicholas Beckett, CPS reviewing lawyer, said: "Having carefully reviewed a file of evidence passed to me by Greater Manchester Police, I have concluded that there is sufficient evidence, and it is in the public interest, to charge Sir Ranulph Fiennes with driving without due care and attention.

"This charge relates to a vehicle collision that took place in March this year on the A6 in Stockport, Greater Manchester."

Sir Ranulph is to appear at Stockport Magistrates' Court later this year.