Police charge man with death by dangerous driving over fatal West Belfast crash
Lucy McIlhatton, 24, died in January after a collision on Springfield Road
Lucy McIlhatton (Image: St. Dominic s Grammar School for Girls)
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A man has been charged with death by dangerous driving following a fatal crash in West Belfast.
Man (45) charged with causing death by dangerous driving of Lucy McIlhatton Lucy McIlhatton died on January 3 30 April, 2021 17:18
A 45-year-old man has been charged with causing the death by dangerous driving of Lucy McIlhatton.
Ms McIlhatton died after being struck by a car on Springfield Road in west Belfast on January 3.
The 45-year-old man will appear before Belfast Magistrates Court on May 27.
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