A woman has denied causing the death of her sister in a car crash. Rosie-Ann Stone, 20, pleaded not guilty to a charge of causing the death of Jennie Stone, 28, by careless driving when she appeared at Hull Crown Court today.
Rosie-Ann was prosecuted following an accident on the A165 near Fraisthorpe, East Yorkshire, in February, when Jennie's car hit a tree and she suffered fatal head injuries. The defendant is understood to have been driving her own car at the time of the accident.
The crash took place just months after their brother, Private Gregg Stone, of Atwick, was killed while serving with the Army in Afghanistan. Pte Stone, of the 3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment, was shot dead as he took part in a mission to rescue an Afghan policeman in Helmand Province on June 3 last year.
Rosie-Ann was watched by members of her family as she entered the dock for a brief hearing today. Judge Simon Jack heard that she will go on trial on January 13 next year. He granted her unconditional bail.
