A man and a woman have appeared in court after a 13-year-old boy died in a crash in Bedfordshire.
Noah Campbell died in a collision involving a car, bike and scooter on Greenfield Road, Flitwick, at 11.50pm on Friday.
Two other teenage boys were taken to hospital with serious injuries.
24-year-old Jamie Fountain, who is said to have been driving the BMW at the time, and 23-year-old girlfriend Ellie Ireland have been charged in connection with the crash.
Bedfordshire Police said they were both remanded in custody before appearing at Luton Magistrates Court on Monday.
Fountain, of Flitwick, Bedfordshire, was charged with causing death by careless driving, and an additional charge of causing death by careless driving while over the legal limit of alcohol and drugs, the force said on Sunday.
He was also charged with two counts of causing serious injury by careless driving in relation to two other boys who were injured in the incident.
Fountain, a groundsworker, has been charged with failure to stop at the scene of an accident, failure to report an accident and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
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The court heard that Fountain was driving at the time of the collision while his girlfriend Ireland was a passenger.
Police said one of the two other boys who were injured was in hospital in a critical condition.
Both Ireland and Fountain were remanded in custody and will next appear at Luton Crown Court on 5 May.
Family members of both the victim and the defendant were present in the court.
It comes after Noah’s family paid tribute to the teen, saying they were “completely devastated”.
In a statement released by Bedfordshire Police on Sunday, they said: “Noah was a fun-loving, bright, handsome, athletic and incredibly likeable boy.
“Most of all, he loved spending time with his friends and family; they were the heart of his world.”
