Driver could stand trial over motorway death of 'irreplaceable' teenager at Ferrybridge
Driver is yet to enter plea for causing death and serious injury after pile-up
A driver could stand trial over the death of a teenage girl in a motorway smash from two years ago.
Mark Lee has been charged with causing the death of 16-year-old Sarah Cain through dangerous driving in August 2024 on the A1(M) near Ferrybridge.
He also faces causing death by dangerous driving while not having a licence or insurance, and two charges of causing serious injury through dangerous driving.
Lee, 47, appeared at Leeds Crown Court this week where a potential trial date has been set for November 20, 2028.
If it goes ahead, it is predicted to last up to seven days.
Lee, of West Moor Road, Raskelf, York, was not arraigned during the brief hearing this week after Judge Robin Mairs said work was required on the “shape of the indictment”.
Lee will return to court on July 20 for a plea and trial preparation hearing. He was granted bail until then.
Sarah Cain, from Hartlepool, was killed during the multi-vehicle pile-up on the A1(M), between J40 and J41 at Ferrybridge, on the afternoon of August 29, 2024.
A Citroen C5 was in collision with a Kia Niro, in which Miss Cain was travelling, and both vehicles then collided with a Subaru Outback towing a caravan.
Miss Cain was left in a critical condition and sadly died in hospital a short time later. Two others suffered serious injuries.
In a statement days after the fatal crash, Sarah’s family said: “We as a family are devastated by the death of our beautiful Sarah.
“She is and always will be irreplaceable.”