A POWYS paramedic who denies causing serious injury by careless driving in an ambulance has had her trial pushed back to later this year.
Eileen Ann Ireland, 60, was driving an ambulance on the A483 between Llananno and Llanbadarn Fynydd on July 30, 2022, when it collided with a motorcycle.
Ireland, of Bryn Lane, Llanllwchaiarn, near Newtown, formally entered a not guilty plea to the charge when she appeared at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court on December 20 last year.
She had initially appeared at Llandrindod Wells Magistrates’ Court in November where she entered a not guilty plea and elected a crown court trial.
Ireland, driving a Mercedes Sprinter Welsh Ambulance Service Trust ambulance on the day, is accused of causing an accident in which Sandra Dawson, a passenger on a motorcycle, suffered “life-threatening injuries”.
Ireland’s trial, estimated to last three days, had been due start on April 10 this year. However, at Merthyr on Friday, February 2, her defence team requested an extension so they can instruct another expert.
Ireland ‘s trial is now due to start on June 24.
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