A DRIVER accused of being in a car crash in which two women died, denied driving without due care and aggravated vehicle-taking when he appeared in court yesterday.

Stephen Dack, of Exeter Street, Walker, Newcastle, appeared before South Durham Magistrates in Darlington. The case was adjourned until September 2 for committal to Teesside Crown Court.

Irene Stephenson, a pedestrian, and Sarah Thompson, a passenger in another car, died in the accident on the A67 close to the Piercebridge junction on December 5.