A driver turned his car into a "weapon" when he mounted a footpath outside a takeaway, a court heard.
The jury was told Stephen McHugh denies the murder of Rebecca Steer but admits her manslaughter, after she was dragged under his car in the centre of Oswestry, Shropshire. Ms Steer, 22, was a Liverpool FC fan and criminal justice student at Liverpool John Moores University.
McHugh has admitted assault causing injury to Kyle Roberts, who was also hit by the car, but denies attempting to cause him grievous bodily harm with intent. Opening the facts of the case at Stafford Crown Court, prosecutor Kevin Hegarty KC said 28-year-old McHugh was driving a gold-coloured Volvo on Willow Street at around 2.45am on October 9 last year.
