Woman accused of causing death by dangerous driving assessed …

Trial on charge of causing death by dangerous driving fixed for Durham Crown Court, in April (Image: The Northern Echo)

A woman has appeared in court following the death of a passenger in a car she was driving which veered across a road and crashed into undergrowth, last month.

Jody Rachel Gillings was driving a Peugeot 206 on Tanfield Lead Road, between Tantobie and Stanley, when it apparently crossed into the opposite carriageway and left the road altogether.

The car ended up on its roof in a bush in an area of woodland, at about 11.45pm on Sunday September 3.

As a result of the accident a 29-year-old male passenger died from his injuries.