Overview
- Prosecutors charged the 14-year-old with causing death by dangerous driving, causing death by driving unlicensed, and causing death by driving uninsured.
- He has been released on bail and is due to appear at Manchester Youth Court on 24 February 2026.
- Police said the e-scooter collided with a car on Southmoor Road in Wythenshawe on 19 March 2025 and came to rest on a third vehicle.
- Jacob, 14, was a passenger on the e-scooter, suffered a severe head injury, and died eight days later at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.
- Jacob’s mother has been campaigning for tighter e-scooter regulations through the Jacob’s Journey initiative, and supporters raised more than £5,800 for the North West Air Ambulance.