3 hours agoA Liverpool student accused of causing the death of his best friend told a jury he had no memory of the crash. Matthew Bennett was driving when his vehicle hit a tree, resulting in the death of 20-year-old Christopher Tromp. Bennett, 23, also suffered serious injuries in the collision on April 14th, 2023, Liverpool Echo reports. Speaking from the witness box at Preston Crown Court last week, Bennett told the jury he and Christopher had been best friends since year six. Bennett told the court how he had grown up in Parbold and knew the area “like the back of his hand”.