Boy charged over teenager's death following alleged hit-and-run in Armagh

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving following the death of teenager Lesley-Ann McCarragher.
By The Newsroom
Published 11th Apr 2016, 09:26 BST
Updated 11th Apr 2016, 09:27 BST
Flowers left at the scene for Lesley-Ann McCarragher aged 19, who died after a hit and run in Armagh on Saturday. PacemakerFlowers left at the scene for Lesley-Ann McCarragher aged 19, who died after a hit and run in Armagh on Saturday. Pacemaker
Flowers left at the scene for Lesley-Ann McCarragher aged 19, who died after a hit and run in Armagh on Saturday. Pacemaker

Lesley-Ann - a student at Loughry College in Cookstown - was airlifted to Belfast’s Royal Victoria Hospital after an alleged hit-and-run on the Monaghan Road, Milford just after noon, but she died in hospital.

It is understood the 19-year-old was walking on the roadside.

The boy has also been charged with failing to stop, and driving without a licence or insurance.

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