Man remanded into custody following Stoke-on-Trent crash

By The Editor 4th Nov 2026

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A Hanley man has been charged with driving and assault offences (image via Staffordshire Police)

A Stoke-on-Trent man has been remanded into custody after being charged with driving and assault offences.

Staffordshire Police has confirmed that Ashley Michael Bowen, 36, of Hanley, has been charged with criminal damage – recklessly endangering life, driving a motor vehicle dangerously, assault by beating, driving whilst disqualified and using a motor vehicle on a road / public place without third party insurance.

A spokesperson for Staffordshire Police said: "It comes after a silver van collided with a house and a car parked on a driveway in Bentilee on Monday (2 November)."

Bowen appeared at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre yesterday (Tuesday 3 November).

He has been remanded in custody ahead of a hearing at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court due on Monday 7 December.

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