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Tristan was a live wire

TRISTAN Cook will always be remembered as “a joker with a generous heart,” say his family. Read

Schoolfriends Dominic Arnold, left, and Tristan Cook, both Christleton High School pupils, who were tragically killed in a road accident on the A41 near Broxton just after midnight on Saturday, December 9th

‘A twist of the knife’

TWO teenagers have been cleared of blame for the deaths of Tristan Cook and Dominic Arnold. Read

A41 crash trial verdict announced

MICHAEL Wood has been found not guilty of causing the deaths of Tristan Cook and Dominic Arnold by dangerous driving. Read

Anniversary tributes to Dominic and Tristan

Click here to see anniversary tributes to Dominic and Tristan. Read

Judge says he will accept a majority verdict

THE judge in the trial of Michael Wood and Matthew Ferguson has told the jury he will accept a majority verdict. Read

Jury sent home

THE jury in the trial of Michael Wood and Matthew Ferguson has been sent home for the night. Read

A41 crash trial jury retires to consider verdict

THE jury at Chester Crown Court has retired to consider its verdict in the A41 crash trial. Read

Final trial evidence is presented

ALL evidence has now been heard in the trial against Michael Wood and Matthew Ferguson. Read

Teen driver passed test five days before witnessing fatal crash

DEFENDANT Matthew Ferguson passed his driving test just five days before the night he was arrested on suspicion of death by dangerous driving. Read

Car hit tree at 40mph, says police expert

A CAR carrying five teenagers hit a tree at an estimated 40mph, killing rear seat passengers Tristan Cook and Dominic Arnold. Read

Accused gives evidence on anniversary of crash

DRIVER Michael Wood took to the witness stand to give evidence in his trial on Monday - the anniversary of the crash that killed Tristan Cook and Dominic Arnold. Read

Friday’s court proceedings adjourned

ONE of the jurors in Matthew Ferguson and Michael Wood’s trial has been taken ill so the case was adjourned on Friday. Read

Female friend covered her eyes and told defendant to ‘slow down’ on stunts

A GIRL covered her eyes as her male friends did hand brake turns in a car park, because she was scared they would crash. Read

One driver in group did not have licence

AN UNLICENSED driver was among the teenagers who pulled stunts in their cars on the night of a double fatal crash that killed Dominic Arnold and Tristan Cook. Read

HGV driver saw ‘Wild West’ scene at Broxton car park

A TRUCK stop turned into the ‘Wild West’ for 45 minutes thanks to a group of young drivers, the trial of Matthew Ferguson and Michael Wood heard on Wednesday. Read

Teenagers watched as car filled with friends crashed

THREE teenagers watched as a car carrying their five friends lost control on a bend before flying into a tree, killing passengers Tristan Cook and Dominic Arnold. Read

Teen go-kart champion would not copy ‘reckless’ stunts

A NATIONAL go-karting champion was the only teenage driver who did not perform stunts in his car on December 9 last year, a court heard. Read

Jury visits scene of crash

ELEVEN jurors visited the scene of the car crash which killed 16-year-olds Dominic Arnold and Tristan Cook on Tuesday. Read

Teenager got into car minutes before crash

CRASH victim Dominic Arnold was not supposed to travel home in the car he died in, a court has heard. Read

Survivor describes crash

A TEENAGER gained consciousness after a car crash to find himself covered in his two friends’ blood. Read

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