A second driver is expected to face charges following a fatal road traffic collision in Killylea last December.
At present, 32-year-old Ivan Petrov, of Newry Road in Armagh is accused of causing the death of father and son, Peter (63) and Loughlin Devlin (28), by dangerous driving on the Killylea Road on December 27.
He is also accused of causing grievous bodily injury to Ursula Devlin by dangerous driving.
During an update on the case, a prosecuting lawyer told the court that a full file was still outstanding, but that progress was being made.
She added that the investigating officer has indicated it would take “several weeks” to compile and that “medical evidence remains outstanding but this is being expedited”.
She added: “A second driver was interviewed in April and the offences will be identified and reported within the full file in due course.”
Previous courts have heard how a black Mercedes being driven by Loughlin Devlin was involved in a head-on collision with an Audi A8 being driven by Petrov.
It was just after 12.30pm on December 27, 2024, when police received an “automatic crash notification” linked to an iPhone belonging to a passenger in the Mercedes. Shortly after that, members of the public rang 999 to alert police.
Peter and Loughlin Devlin were pronounced dead at the scene. Three other passengers, including a baby, were taken to hospital.
The court heard that Petrov had to be freed from his Audi, after which he was taken to hospital, where he was treated for a broken arm and rib fractures.
After he was discharged from the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, Petrov was charged with the offences.
When Petrov first appeared in court, Constable Hoy outlined that, from photographs, crime scene investigators and witness accounts from other drivers, police believe that the Audi had “failed to negotiate a left-hand bend” and had veered onto the wrong side of the road, causing the head-on collision.
District Judge Anne Marshall adjourned the case until July 8.
