Man, 30, charged over ‘hit-and-run’ crash that killed two-year-old boy and saw four adults raced to hospital

A man has been charged in connection with the death of a two-year-old boy after a hit-and-run collision, West Midlands Police said.

Sharjeel Shahzad, 30, was arrested yesterday following a two car collision in Dartmouth Road just before 11pm on Saturday in Smethwick. 

A 29-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man who were in the same vehicle as the boy are still in a serious condition in hospital after the incident. 

The force had previously launched a manhunt for the driver of a grey Porsche Cayenne, which are worth around £80,000. 

The man has now been charged with causing death by dangerous driving and two charges of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

Dartmouth Road in Smethwick where a two-year-old sadly died following a collision which has also left two adults in a ‘serious condition’ in hospital 

Police and paramedics were called to Dartmouth Road, in Smethwick, West Midlands, following a collision between the two cars on Saturday night

He has also been charged with driving whilst disqualified,  and driving with no insurance and failing to stop after a collision.

He has been remanded to appear before Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on tomorrow, the force said.

West Midlands Police are currently offering their support to those involved. 

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