Jake Frederick Stock, 18, charged with causing Poppy Crozier’s death by dangerous driving

A man charged with the death of a teenage girl after a horrific accident on a country road has appeared in court for the first time.

A man charged over the death of a teenage girl following a horror crash has been named as he faced court for the first time.

On Monday, Jake Frederick Stock, 18, faced the Murray Bridge Magistrates Court charged with causing 19-year-old Poppy Crozier’s death by dangerous driving.

Ms Crozier was behind the wheel of a Mazda station wagon, which collided with a blue ute and truck on the Dukes Highway in Ki Ki, about 145km from Adelaide, on May 26.

Mr Stock, who police allege was driving the blue ute in a dangerous manner at the time, was taken to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries after the crash, while the 35-year-old truck driver escaped without injury.

Jake Frederick Stock is charged with dangerous driving. Picture: Isabel McMillan

After the incident, police investigators turned their attention to Mr Stock’s “manner of driving” before the crash.

Police said there was an “open line of inquiry” around whether he overtook the truck at the wrong time and caused it to veer into Ms Crozier’s car.

Ms Crozier’s friends took to social media after her death to share their grief.

“Rest easy. You are loved by everyone who got to meet you,” one friend wrote.

Poppy Crozier died after her car collided with a ute and a truck on the Dukes Highway in May. Picture: Instagram

She was a former boarding student at Wilderness in Adelaide. Picture: Instagram

Prosecutors on Monday asked the court for an adjournment to the Adelaide Magistrates Court for charge determination.

Mr Stock was silent during the hearing and declined to comment outside court.

He will return to court in December.