Little Mix star Jesy Nelson’s dad arrested over hit and run death of dad-of-three
John Nelson denies being behind the wheel after his vehicle failed to stop following crash with motorbike
THE father of Little Mix star Jesy Nelson has been arrested after a man was killed in a hit-and-run crash.
Cops held John Nelson, 51, after his Range Rover was in a horrific collision with a motorbike.
Dad-of-three Craig Voyce, 23, was unconscious after he was knocked off his Honda, and was pronounced dead in hospital three hours later.
Police said the blue motor failed to stop after the crash outside a pub in Gidea Park, Essex, at 11pm on Friday.
The Range Rover was later found in a nearby car park.
Garden centre owner Mr Nelson, of Hornchurch, was arrested close to the scene.
But two men, said to have been with him in the car when it crashed, vanished.
Mr Nelson denied he had been behind the wheel. He insisted: “I was not the driver of this vehicle. The police know I was not the driver.”
He was released on bail pending further inquiries.
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Jesy, 25 — whose group’s single Shout Out to My Ex is No 1 in the charts — learned of the tragedy on Sunday.
She is estranged from her dad and did not contact him.
Her mum Janis, 55, is a police community support officer in Essex and broke up with her dad years ago.
Jesy’s brothers, Jonathan 27, and Joseph, 35, refused to comment.
I want whoever did this to know that they have ruined my children’s life
Danielle Eyles
Tyre fitter Craig, of Southend, Essex, only got his motorbike a month ago.
He had been travelling home after visiting friends.
His heartbroken fiancée Danielle Eyles, 25, said: “I want whoever did this to know that they have ruined my children’s life.
“The kids doted on him. He was a great dad and we were about to get married.”
Craig’s mum, Ann-Lorraine Voyce, 48, said: “What kind of people run away like that?”
Relatives and friends laid flowers at the crash scene.
Police are analysing CCTV and appealed for witnesses.