Man due in court over death of cyclist Michael Waistell in Hartlepool

The incident happened in Mowbray Road, Hartlepool, at around 6.45am on Friday, July 31 and involved a cyclist and a white Transit van.

The force named 58-year-old Michael Waistell as the cyclist who died at the scene.

A 35-year-old man was arrested by Cleveland Police and charged this morning – Saturday, August 1. He will appear before magistrates at Teesside today.

A statement from the force added: “We would like to thank those members of the public who contacted police with information and would still like to hear from anyone who may have seen a white Transit van marked with a blue logo travelling in the Easington Road to Owton Manor areas between 6.30am and 7am yesterday.”

Contact Cleveland Police via the 101 number, quoting event 123481, if you have any information.

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