Jamie Hope was driving a van carrying members of his band The Red Shore on the Pacific highway north of Coffs Harbour in the early hours of December 19 2007.
The van ran off the road and hit a tree, killing two men and seriously injuring three others. Mr Hope pleaded not guilty to five charges including dangerous driving causing death.
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