A 24-YEAR-OLD man from Gravesend has appeared in court after two pedestrians were killed and a 12-year-old girl was critically injured when a car mounted the pavement.
Stefan Stanko, of West Street, has been charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving, dangerous driving, failure to stop at a collision, failure to report a collision and driving with excess alcohol.
A 49-year-old woman and a 67-year-old man died in the incident in Beaver Road, Ashford, on September 27.
A 12-year-old girl was seriously injured and remains in a critical condition in a London hospital, while two other women received less serious injuries in the incident.
Stanko appeared at Maidstone Crown Court yesterday.
He was remanded in custody and will appear at the court again on December 2.
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