Overview
- Bowes, 37, is charged with causing death by dangerous driving, perverting the course of justice, driving without insurance, and failing to stop after a collision.
- He was remanded in custody after an appearance at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court on October 28 and is due at Durham Crown Court on November 25.
- Victim Abigail Eggleston, 22, a Durham University law student, died at Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary after being struck shortly before 2am on October 26.
- Two men aged 38 and a 59-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and released on bail as enquiries continue.
- Emergency teams responded to the A167 junction with multiple specialist resources, and police are appealing for witnesses and any relevant dashcam or doorbell footage.