A NSW man charged with manslaughter and driving offences after a fatal crash on the Monaro Highway on December 30 is accused of initially striking two cars while his passenger has also been charged.
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Marc Anthony Jessop, 48, was extradited from Canberra to NSW on Sunday after a brief appearance in the ACT Magistrates Court.
He has been charged with manslaughter and five driving offences, including aggravated dangerous driving occasioning death, police pursuit and causing bodily harm by misconduct while in charge of a car.
No pleas have been entered.
In a Monday statement, NSW Police said that about 10.30am on December 30, traffic and highway officers tried to stop a Holden Commodore on the Monaro Highway, south of Bredbo.
Mr Jessop, of Moruya, allegedly drove the Commodore and failed to stop as directed.
A pursuit was initiated before being terminated shortly after due to safety concerns.
About 20 minutes later, police saw the car going north on the Monaro Highway, leading to a second pursuit in Williamsdale.
Mr Jessop while driving allegedly struck two cars before colliding head-on with a Mitsubishi Starwagon, trapping that driver.
The Mitsubishi driver and sole occupant - a 56-year-old man - was treated by emergency services but died at the scene.
Mr Jessop and a passenger, a 55-year-old man, were injured and taken under police guard to Canberra Hospital.
Mr Jessop also underwent mandatory testing.
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On Friday, the passenger was released and issued a court attendance notice for the charge of being in a car taken without the owner's consent.
He will appear at Queanbeyan Local Court on February 21.
ACT Policing arrested Mr Jessop after being released from hospital on Saturday.
NSW police investigators applied for, and were granted, his extradition to NSW on Sunday before he was escorted to Queanbeyan Police Station.
Defence lawyer Anastasia Qvist asked the ACT court to allow conditional liberty for her client because he "could present himself" in NSW.
"He certainly understands the consequences if he's not compliant," Ms Qvist said.
He had his case dealt with in Wollongong Local Court on Monday when he did not apply for bail and it was formally refused based on unacceptable risks.
These included the likelihoods of failing to appear at future court proceedings and committing a serious offence.
They also included the likelihood of endangering the safety of victims, individuals or the community.
Mr Jessop is scheduled to front Queanbeyan Local Court later in January.
A critical incident team from Wollongong Police District continues to investigate the incident.
That investigation will be subject to an independent review.
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