A motorist has appeared in court accused of causing serious injury by dangerous driving after a head-on crash that left the passenger of another vehicle in a life-threatening condition.
Daniel Hunt, 41, faces one charge which arises out of a collision involving two vehicles on the B6260 between Orton and Appleby, at around 4pm on June 5 last year.
Carlisle magistrates’ court heard this collision involved a white Peugeot 208 driven by Hunt and a red MG driven by another man whose wife, Christine Chamberlin, was a front-seat passenger.
Pam Ward, prosecuting, said Mrs Chamberlin had suffered multiple, “life-threatening” injuries, which included damage to organs and a small bleed on the brain. She had been airlifted to Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary and later transferred to the city’s Freeman Hospital, where she spent time in the high dependency unit.
Hunt, of Mill Corner, Murton, near Appleby, is charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
When he appeared in court today, Hunt told magistrates from the dock he was not yet giving any indication of plea to the allegation he faces.
After hearing an outline of the alleged circumstances leading up to the collision, magistrates concluded that the case should be sent to Carlisle Crown Court.
Hunt is due to appear in front of a judge at a plea and trial preparation hearing on May 16. In the meantime, he was granted unconditional bail by the magistrates.
