Roy Skinner pleads guilty to road death of Elizabeth Loan
A pensioner has admitted to killing one person, and seriously injuring another, in a crash on the Fleurieu Peninsula.
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An 80-year-old man has pleaded guilty to killing one woman and seriously injuring another in a crash on the Fleurieu Peninsula.
On Thursday, Roy Alexander Skinner faced the Adelaide Magistrates Court.
Skinner, 80, of Encounter Bay, was charged with causing the death of Elizabeth Beverly Loan, and serious harm to Tracey Stevens, by dangerous driving.
The charges arise from an incident on Ocean Rd at Encounter Bay on January 22, 2023.
Skinner was also charged with the lesser, alternative offences of aggravated driving without due care, and driving in a reckless or dangerous manner.
In court on Thursday, Skinner pleaded guilty to the major charges of having caused death and serious harm by dangerous driving.
Prosecutors formally withdrew the alternative counts.
The state’s chief magistrate, Judge Mary-Louise Hribal, remanded Skinner on continuing bail to face the District Court in October.
At that time, a date for sentencing submissions will be set.
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