A young driver has appeared at crown court for the first time over the death of a talented young footballer in a crash.
Josh Graham Butters, 20, was at Teesside Crown Court today after previously appearing at Teesside Magistrates’ Court charged with causing death by dangerous driving.
Butters, of Atholl Grove, Redcar, was bailed to reappear at at crown court on June 5.
The charge relates to a three-car smash in which 19-year-old Jordan Dowson was killed on the A174 Brotton bypass on February 7 last year.
Jordan, from Guisborough, was travelling in a Vauxhall Corsa and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash, which happened at 5pm, also involved a grey Audi estate and a white Volkswagen Scirocco.
Four other people who were also involved in the crash were treated for injuries.
An 18-year-old woman was taken to hospital along with the driver of the Corsa, a 19-year-old man. Both were treated and later discharged.
A man driving the Audi and a woman driving the Scirocco also received minor injuries.
Jordan played for Guisborough Globe FC in the Teesside Football League Division Two.
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