Horsham hit-and-run death: Teenager charged with theft

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Image caption, The driver of a Ford Fiesta died at the scene and her passenger suffered minor injuries

A teenager has been charged after a 70-year-old woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash with a stolen car.

The woman was killed on the A24 in Horsham in West Sussex on Friday when she crashed with a stolen Mercedes AMG.

The stolen car had earlier been spotted in convoy with another stolen car - an A class Mercedes - which later crashed into a hedge and the driver arrested.

Isaac McFadyen, 18, of Hounslow Road, Hanworth, Feltham, has been charged with theft of a motor vehicle.

He is due to appear at Crawley Magistrates' Court on Monday also facing two counts of burglary, dangerous driving, driving without a licence or insurance, and receiving stolen goods, Sussex Police said.

Police are still searching for the driver of the Mercedes AMG, who ran away from the crash scene.

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Image caption, Emergency services remained at the scene of the crash into the evening

The woman, from Uckfield, died at the scene.

Another 70-year-old woman, who was a passenger in the Ford Fiesta, was injured in the crash at the Farthing Hill roundabout, just before 14:30 GMT on Friday.

The black Mercedes AMG was believed to have been taken during a burglary in Goring-by-Sea, and was seen leaving the services on the A24 along with the stolen A Class Mercedes.

Both cars failed to stop for police, and at 14:23 the A Class car crashed into a hedge. The driver ran off and was caught by officers shortly after.