Man who spent 16 years on the run over alleged involvement in fatal M4 crash sees case dropped
Omar Hassan, 44, was accused of causing the death of Hama Falih Foran Jabar, 24, by dangerous driving on the M4 near Llanmartin in 2004
A man who spent 16 years on the run after being charged over a fatal M4 crash
has been cleared
of causing death by dangerous driving .
Fugitive Omar Hassan was arrested by South Wales Police officers after being found walking on the M4 in the early hours of the morning on December 21, 2020.
Enquiries revealed that the 44-year-old was on the run after being charged with causing the death by dangerous driving of Hama Falih Foran Jabar, 24, on the M4 in Newport on August 21, 2004. The crash occurred near junction 23 (Magor) westbound at about 6.15am.