A 27-year-old man from Dartford has been charged over an alleged hit-and-run at New Ash Green in which a 56-year-old man died.

Martin Ginnelly was killed when his blue Ford Ka hit a green Ford Explorer in Ash Road at the junction with North Ash Road just after midnight on November 28 last year.

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Paying tribute, friends described Mr Ginnelly as a "gentle giant" and a "legend".

Ross Bryant, of James Road, was charged on Thursday with causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving – while uninsured and unlicensed.

He is also charged with failing to stop at the scene of a collision and failing to report a collision to police.

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He will appear before Dartford Magistrates Court on April 28.

Bryant was arrested on November 29 along with two teenage boys. The two boys have since been released without charge.