Man denies dangerous driving of lorry which crashed into community centre in Ludlow
A man has denied dangerous driving of a lorry which crashed into a Shropshire Council community centre after hitting a car, a wall and a railway bridge.
Peter Charles Bilham, 62, of Bunbury Locks, Bunbury, Tarporley, appeared at Telford Magistrates Court where he faced five charges.
Bilham entered pleas of not guilty to all counts.
The charges include driving a heavy goods vehicle dangerously on Lower Galdeford and Sheet Road in Ludlow on April 28 last year.
Bilham also denied four counts of criminal damage.
They include criminal damage to Ludlow Youth Centre to the value of £75,000, criminal damage to a wall belonging to Morris Autos to the value of £10,000, criminal damage to a Ford Fusion which was destroyed and written off, and criminal damage to a railway bridge belonging to Network Rail to the value of £4,947.08.
The case was adjourned and sent to Shrewsbury Crown Court for a plea and trial preparation hearing to take place on February 3.
Bilham was granted unconditional bail.