Police name 18-year-old killed in car crash

Sunday 03 March 2019

Jersey Police have named the young man killed in a car crash in St Peter's Valley this weekend as 18-year-old Aaron Banks.

They say Aaron's family are now being supported by specialist officers.

It's believed that around 16:20 on Saturday afternoon, Aaron was driving a red Suzuki Jimny north through the Valley when a collision with a blue Ford Focus occurred close to the junction with Mont Fallu. 

The people in the second car weren't hurt. St. Peter's Valley was closed for the the rest of the evening while Forensic Collision Investigators and Crime Scene Investigators assessed the scene, assisted by the  Honorary Police.

Aaron lived on Longueville Road in St Saviour, and the States Police have extended their condolences to his family and friends.  

RTC St Peters Valley update:

The young man who died in the road traffic collision in St Peter’s Valley yesterday afternoon has been named as 18-year-old Aaron Banks of St Saviour.

The States of Jersey Police says it extends its Deepest sympathy to Aaron’s friends and family. pic.twitter.com/5JS0N39HVH

— States of Jsy Police (@JerseyPolice) March 3, 2019

Picture Credit: Jersey Police and Google Maps