Driver charged after American woman killed in crash

A 66-year-old woman has been charged with causing death by careless driving after an American woman was killed in a crash.
Driver charged after American woman killed in crash

By Cillian Sherlock, PA

A 66-year-old woman has been charged with causing death by careless driving after an American woman was killed in a crash.

Police said that pedestrian Allison Eichner, aged in her 40s and from Connecticut, died after a single-vehicle collision in the Causeway Road area of Bushmills on Wednesday.

Energency services responded to the incident shortly before 12.30pm.

Ms Eichner, a pedestrian at the time of the crash, was taken to hospital but died from her injuries.

Officers from the collision investigation unit have charged a 66-year-old woman with causing death by careless driving.

She is due to appear at Coleraine Magistrates’ Court on Friday.

All charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service.

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