Anthony Farley left an eight month old son, Ieuan Meek A motorist has admitted causing a sledger’s death by not being in possession of a driving licence or insurance.
However, Alwyn Smith has denied failing to stop at the scene of the fatal collision in Tredegar.
Anthony Farley, 19, of Bettws, Newport, was killed when a plastic sheet he was sledging on collided with a car in snow last February.
Smith, of Abergavenny, told a court he thought he had hit a pothole.
The case, which was heard at Newport Crown Court, will now be dealt with back at the magistrates’ court.
Mr Farley was enjoying Wales’ winter snowfall with his cousin David Roberts when the tragedy happened.
Anthony Farley’s cousin David Roberts, 24, described what happened and his own injuries
The pair were using a polythene sheet to slide down a roadside bank on Tredegar’s Ystad Deri Estate.
Mr Farley’s family are angry that the case still hasn’t reached a conclusion and staged a demonstration outside the court.
They lit candles in memory of the teenage father. His mother-in-law said the family has been ripped apart by the tragedy.
Mr Roberts suffered multiple injuries – and still needs regular physiotherapy following the collision.
He denies what they were doing on that day was dangerous.
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