Dorset: Man appears in court over Mosterton crash death

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The car struck three pedestrians in MostertonImage source, Google
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The car crashed and caught fire in Main Road in Mosterton, near Beaminster

A man accused of causing the death of a woman and injuring two others in a crash has appeared in court.

Shane Bovey, 40, of Monmouth Road, Yeovil, appeared before Poole Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.

He has been charged with a series of offences after three people were struck by a car before it caught fire in Mosterton, Dorset, on 8 February.

The woman, aged in her 40s, died in hospital. Another woman and a boy were both injured.

Mr Bovey has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, failing to stop after a road traffic collision, causing death by driving a vehicle while uninsured, causing death by driving a vehicle while unlicensed, aggravated vehicle taking and making threats to kill.

He was remanded in custody to appear at Bournemouth Crown Court next month.

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