Senior US officer goes on trial accused of causing crash that injured teenagers
by Dave Higgens
Dec 11, 2023
3 minutes
A senior United States military officer caused a collision which left two teenagers seriously injured and buried under debris, prosecutors have told a court.
Colonel Benjamin Oakes – who is understood to be the head of space policy for the US joint chiefs of staff at the Pentagon – went on trial on Monday at York Magistrates’ Court.
Oakes, 46, has denied two counts of causing injury by careless driving in North Yorkshire.
Prosecutors told a district judge on February 2 this year.
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