TV psychic Derek Acorah denies driving offences 'when he was involved in a car crash and refused to be breathalysed'
- The 63-year-old pleaded not guilty to failing to supply a breath sample
- Also denied the charge of driving without due care and attention
- The Most Haunted star's sports car was involved in a crash last December
- He was given unconditional bail after the hearing at Sefton Magistrates' Court in Liverpool
Television psychic Derek Acorah pleaded not guilty today when he appeared in court charged with driving offences.
The star, who shot to fame as the host of ghost-hunting TV show Most Haunted, appeared before magistrates in Sefton, Liverpool, facing accusations relating to a car crash in December.
The 63-year-old, who was charged under his real name Derek Johnson, pleaded not guilty to refusing to supply a breath sample for analysis and denied driving without due care and attention.
Physhic: Derek Ancorah, who also starred in the documentary series Most Haunted, pleaded not guilty to failing to supply a breath sample after his sports car was involved in a crash last December
Police were called to a road in Southport, Merseyside, following a collision between Acorah's red Nissan GT sports car and a Ford Ka. He was not hurt in the crash.
A trial date was fixed for June 4 or 5 later this year at Sefton Magistrates Court.
He was given unconditional bail and declined to comment after the hearing.
Acorah's television career commenced in 1997 where he was the main conrtibutor on programmes including Psychic Livetime, Psychic Zone which aired on channel Breeze.
In July 2001, he was asked to feature in a new British television programme called Haunting Truths, which was subsequently sold to Living and renamed Most Haunted.
Head down: He declined to comment as he left Sefton Magistrates' Court in Liverpool
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