Trial for British man accused of running over pedestrians along the Costa del Sol’s ‘Golden Mile’

A TRIAL has been set for the British man who mowed down several pedestrians in Marbella.

Marcus Stewart, 29, from Coventry had been arrested by armed police after he collided head on with a car carry an 18-day-old baby.

Stewart has been charged with one count of reckless driving and nine counts of wounding in relation to the nine people injured in the incident on May 28 2017.

They include the pedestrians hurt outside the Ocean Club in Puerto Banus and others injured when the Audi Q7 Stewart was in crashed after a police chase.

Stewart got behind the wheel of the Audi after getting into a fight at the busy club and ‘with absolute contempt for the lives of pedestrians, accelerated at great speed on a walkway against people who were leaving the establishment,’ according to prosecutors.

Tests later revealed Stewart had taken cocaine and was twice over the legal drink-drive limit.

The prosecution added his actions ‘sparked panic among people there, forcing them to flee to avoid being run over because there was nowhere for them to take cover.’