THE trial of a motorist accused of causing the death of a mother-of-four by careless driving has been delayed for three months.
Roddy Graham of Denholm is charged with the offence following an incident on the A698 road near the village .
The 27-year-old pleaded not guilty at Selkirk Sheriff Court.
But before a jury trial could get underway the defence asked for more time to allow an expert report to be prepared - a request which was not opposed by the Crown.
Kirsty Parker, 34, also from Denholm, died at the scene on February 11 last year.
Three of her children, aged one, nine and 12, were also travelling in the car and were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Ms Parker was driving a Vauxhall Zafira which collided with a Peugeot 207 at around 4.15pm on the day of the accident.
New dates for the trial have been fixed at Selkirk Sheriff Court for the jury sitting starting on August 8 with an intermediate hearing on July 3.
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