Young Wiganer cleared of involvement in e-bike hit and run

A Wigan 20-year-old accused of being involved in a hit and run collision involving an electric bike has had charges against him dropped.
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Joel Pilling, of Latimer Close, Orrell, was one of two men charged with failing to stop and failing to report an accident on Orrell Road, Orrell, last October 1 in which Margaret Scaldwell was injured.

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But at the latest hearing at Manchester City Magistrates' Court, those charges against Pilling were discontinued.

Both are further accused of riding the Talaria Sting electric vehicle when uninsured, without a licence and when not wearing a helmet.

Those charges against Pilling still stand.