Urgent appeal to trace three men over hit-and-run

Police investigating a fatal hit-and-run have named three men wanted in connection with the crash.

Ashton Kitchen-White, 19, died after he was hit by a red Ford Focus as he crossed Middleton Ring Road, in Beeston Park, Leeds on Friday.

West Yorkshire Police have now named Regan Kemp, from Cornwall, and Macauley Martin and Liam Miller, both from Scotland, as suspects they "urgently want to trace".

Appealing for help, Det Ch Insp James Entwistle, said: "Now is clearly not a time for any misguided sense of loyalty to come above the needs of Ashton's heartbroken family."

The force said Regan Kemp, 26, was from St Just, Penzance, while Macauley Martin, 26, was from Livingston, West Lothian and Liam Miller, 24, was from Polbeth, West Lothian.

They said it was thought each had returned to those areas following the collision.

Mr Entwistle said: "We would urge anyone who has seen any of them in their respective areas around Penzance, in Cornwall, or Livingston, in Scotland, or who has any information that could help to locate them, to contact us immediately.

"Ashton was clearly a much-loved and popular young man with a bright future ahead of him, and his family have been left absolutely devastated by his death in such sudden and senseless circumstances."

Mr Kitchen-White's family said he was "one in a million" and had been about to "embark on his journey to become a doctor at Leeds University".

The force said a 15-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving were now no longer being treated as suspects and had been released from their bail.

Anyone who witnessed the collision or who may have relevant dashcam or mobile phone footage is asked to contact police.

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