Man held for Facebook post of ‘distressing’ crash images

A MAN has been arrested after graphic photographs of a fatal car crash were posted on Facebook.

Lizzy Keenan, 30, died after the accident in Chellaston, Derbyshire, in the early hours of Monday. She was a passenger in a car that hit a wall.

“Distressing” images taken at the scene were later posted on social media and shared at least 70 times before one user reported them to police.

Derbyshire Police said yesterday that a 44-year-old man had been arrested under the Malicious Communications Act “in connection with social media posts during the aftermath of the recent fatal collision in Chellaston”. A spokesman said photographs posted on Facebook had “caused distress to members of the public”.

Ms Keenan was a passenger in a Vauxhall Corsa that hit a wall at 3.10am.

Richard Keenan, 23, of Swadlincote, Derbyshire, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, driving while disqualified and without insurance, driving under the influence of alcohol and criminal damage. He was remanded in custody and will appear at Derby Crown Court on Sept 19.

The police watchdog had been considering whether or not to investigate as officers were near to the scene at the time of the crash. But on Wednesday, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said it had “determined that an investigation was not required”.