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Four Years On: Trial Date Set for Deadly A1(M) Collision
16 Jun
Summary
- A trial date was set for a man charged in a 2020 fatal crash.
- The crash claimed the life of 16-year-old Sarah Cain in West Yorkshire.
- The defendant faces charges including causing death by dangerous driving.
A trial date has been set for a man alleged to have caused the death of 16-year-old Sarah Cain through dangerous driving on the A1(M). The fatal incident occurred near Pontefract in West Yorkshire on August 29, 2024, when the vehicle Sarah was traveling in collided with one driven by Mark Lee. Two other individuals sustained serious injuries in the crash.
Mark Lee, a 47-year-old farmer, appeared at Leeds Crown Court. A trial date is provisionally scheduled for November 20, 2028, more than four years after Sarah's death. He has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, causing death by dangerous driving while uninsured or unlicensed, and two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
Lee was granted bail and is next due to appear at the same court on July 20 for a plea and trial preparation hearing. Sarah's family, who attended the recent hearing, described themselves as devastated in a statement following her death, emphasizing that the teenager was and would always be irreplaceable.
