Pensioner charged with causing A32 Wickham cyclist's death

POLICE have charged a driver with causing the death of a cyclist.

Jeanette Smith, 69, of Little Corner, Denmead, is due to appear at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court next month.

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A pensioner has been charged over the death

She has been charged with causing death by careless driving and will appear on August 16.

It comes after 20-year-old William Houghton, from Buckinghamshire, died in a crash on the A32 at Wickham on January 28 before 11.15am.

The Serious Collision Investigation Unit said the collision involved a white Citroen C3 bring driven by Ms Smith and a cyclist,

Mr Houghton died on January 30 in hospital.

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