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10:32am Friday 17th July 2009
POLICE have named the scooter rider who died in an accident in a Hampshire village.
Stephen Tippetts, who was about to get engaged, was travelling along Marchwood Road, Marchwood, on Wednesday when he collided with a roadside sign.
Mr Tippetts, 30, of Maritime Avenue, Marchwood, died at the scene.
In a statement his family said: “We are in complete shock and numb at the loss of a dear son.”
Police are appealing for witnesses to the accident, which occurred near the entrance to the Bury Brickfields Caravan Park.
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