Fatal crash detective in court
A Mid Wales police detective has denied causing the death of a man by dangerous driving. A Mid Wales police detective has denied causing the death of a man by dangerous driving. Detective Constable Ashley Scott Brice, 33, of Kerry, near Newtown, appeared at Swansea Crown Court yesterday. He denied causing the death of Gareth Edward James, from Llandegley, Llandrindod Wells, by dangerous driving. The case was adjourned to February 23 and Brice was told the trial, anticipated to last up to eight days, would be provisionally booked for the week beginning March 5. Read the full story in the Shropshire Star
A Mid Wales police detective has denied causing the death of a man by dangerous driving.
Detective Constable Ashley Scott Brice, 33, of Kerry, near Newtown, appeared at Swansea Crown Court yesterday. He denied causing the death of Gareth Edward James by dangerous driving.
The court heard that the alleged offence related to the death of Mr James following an incident involving Brice's Ford Mondeo police car, which was travelling on the A483 road between Newtown and Llandrindod Wells in Mid Wales on October 10, 2005.
Mr James, 43, from Llandegley, Llandrindod Wells, was driving a P-registered Vauxhall Astra that was in collision with the unmarked black Mondeo on a stretch of road known as the Devil's Elbow.
Brice was told by the Recorder of Swansea, Judge John Diehl QC, that the case would be adjourned for a further hearing on February 23.
Judge Diehl also said the trial, anticipated to last up to eight days, would be provisionally booked for the week beginning March 5.
Brice, a serving detective with Dyfed-Powys Police, was released on unconditional bail.
Both Brice and Mr James were cut from the wreckage of their vehicles following the accident and Mr James was taken to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital by air ambulance. He later he died from his injuries.
Brice also suffered serious injuries and was taken to the same hospital by land ambulance.