Damien Roberts, aged 27 has admitted killing 49-year-old Robert James Mills boss by dangerous driving but has denied manslaughter.
Appearing at Stafford Crown Court on Tuesday, Damien Roberts, aged 27, of College Road, entered a not guilty plea to the manslaughter of Robert James Mills in a crash on the A5 at Chirk on December 2 last year.
Mr Mills died when his Nissan Juke was in a collision with Roberts' Nissan Qashqai shortly before 7pm. Mr Mills died at at the scene.The 49-year-old was a manager at Fever and Boutique, in Hills Lane, Shrewsbury. Denying manslaughter, Roberts admitted causing the death of Mr Mills by dangerous driving, a charge that was not accepted by prosecutor Kevin Hegarty KC.
Mr Justice Andrew Baker said a trial date was already arranged for June 26 and is expected to last five days, but he arranged a further mentioning hearing for Thursday, May 25. Roberts who appeared in person on Tuesday, has been remanded to HMP Hewell until his next court appearance.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
MP urges Government to back Oswestry rail bidMP Helen Morgan spoke out in Parliament last week to urge the Government to back Oswestry’s bid to reconnect the town’s train line to Gobowen.
Read more »
Accused had owned car that killed 22-year-old woman in Oswestry for just a weekAn Oswestry man who is accused of having used his 'car as a weapon' to plough into a group of young people outside a town centre takeaway, had owned the vehicle for just over a week before he killed a 22-year-old woman, a court has heard.
Read more »
Oswestry mayor issues plea for action to deal with cruel bulliesA Shropshire mayor says something must be done to tackle the insults and threats that councillors receive in their roles.
Read more »
Thousands of bikers gather for annual Bike4Life ride from Shrewsbury to RAF CosfordThousands of bikers brought part of Shrewsbury to a standstill when they set of in the annual Bike4Life ride.
Read more »
Walk against waste takes participants six kilometres across six Shrewsbury bridgesWalkers took in the loop of the Severn in Shrewsbury, crossing six bridges in six kilometres, to raise funds for the Shrewsbury Food Hub.
Read more »