A man has denied causing the death of a north Cumbrian woman by dangerous driving.
Colin Hodgson, 30, appeared at Carlisle Crown Court today and pleaded not guilty to one charge.
He is accused of causing the death of Ann Miller by dangerous driving in a Mercedes Sprinter van on August 9 last year.
The crash occurred on the A6 in the area of Plumpton Foot, between Carlisle and Penrith, at about 12.30pm.
Mrs Miller, a 74-year-old who lived in Penrith and was originally from Carlisle, died in Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary on August 15.
Her death came six days after the northbound Volkswagen Golf in which she had been a front seat passenger had been involved in a collision with Hodgson's Mercedes.
Hodgson, of Leam Lane, Gateshead, will go on trial at the crown court on January 21 next year.
In a statement released after Mrs Miller's death, her family described her as a "very quiet and respectful, genuine person".
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