An alleged paedophile was killed in a car crash on the morning he was to appear in court.

Scott Proudlock was killed when his white transit van ploughed into the back of a parked lorry on the side of the A64.

The 43-year-old, from the Malton area, was due to appear at York Crown Court charged with three counts of assaulting a girl under 13 by touching and making indecent photos of a child.

After news of his death reached the court, Proudlock’s case was adjourned to December 5 so the judge could receive official confirmation, according to York Press.

A friend of the victim’s family said he chose the coward’s way out and put ‘other people’s lives at risk’ after Monday’s crash. He added: ‘He avoided the judge but we all know the selfish monster he is’.

North Yorkshire Police say the lorr

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