Two brothers have denied charges over a seafront road crash in which three men were struck by a BMW in Brighton.
Promising young footballer Suel Miguel Monteiro Delgado, 20, suffered serious head injuries in the crash and died in hospital.
Two other men – aged 18 and 22 – were taken to hospital with serious injuries following the crash in East Sussex on December 1 2019.
Appearing at Lewes Crown Court on Thursday over Skype, brothers Iftekhar Khondaker, 34, and Irfan Khondaker, 26, both pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Irfan Khondaker denied a charge of assisting an offender.
Mr Delgado had been a promising young footballer for West Sussex-based Loxwood FC, who play in the Southern Combination Premier Division.
A large area of Marine Parade in Brighton was cordoned off when the murder investigation began.
In a statement released by police after the incident, Mr Delgado’s family said: “Suel was a beloved son, brother and friend. He always took care of his family and he will be sadly missed.”
A fundraising page to help with the costs of his funeral raised a staggering £12,885 against a target of just £200.
Judge Christine Laing QC said the trial is likely to last four weeks and has been scheduled for August 3.
But she told the hearing: “I have to stress that is of course a provisional date.
“At present we have no idea when we are going to be able to restart jury trials.”
