Woman appears at court charged over Sheffield tram crash that killed pensioner

Julie Turner, 55, appeared at Sheffield Magistrates' Court today, accused of causing death by careless driving. 

The charge relates to a collision that took place at the Woodbourn Road tram stop in Attercliffe on December 22, 2016, and caused the death of Saleh Qassim Saleh. 

Turner did not enter a plea during this afternoon's hearing. 

Magistrates sent to the case to Sheffield Crown Court, and released Turner, of Acre Gate, High Green on bail until her next court appearance.