A woman has been charged with causing the death of an east Belfast pensioner by careless driving.
At Newtownards Magistrates Court, 49-year-old Emma-Clare Louise Dunnett was charged with causing the death of Beryl Carson by driving carelessly on the Portaferry Road in Kircubbin on August 27 2020.
Although she did not appear at court Dunnett, from the Wisborough Road in south Croyden, was also charged with causing grievous bodily injury to a male victim on the same date.
None of the facts of the case were opened on Thursday but it was reported at the time how Ms Carson, who was from the Inverary area of east Belfast, was taken to hospital after the crash but died as a result of her injuries.
It was reported that a black Citroen C3 and a silver Lexus were involved in the collision. Ms Carson, who was the front seat passenger of the Citroen was taken to hospital but sadly died as a result of her injuries.
The case against Dunnett had been scheduled to have a Preliminary Enquiry on Thursday which would have seen the case elevated to the Crown Court but defence solicitor Andrew Russell asked for that to be adjourned.
“There are a series of medicals to consider,” he told District Judge Mark Hamill, adding that a “further complicating factor” is that the defendant lives in England and he would want to have a consultation before the case can be progressed.
Adjourning the case to August 4 for the PE, DJ Hamill said she could appear by videolink at that stage.