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| A woman accused of causing death by dangerous driving after an 11-year-old boy was struck and killed by a car in Bristol is due in court later. | A woman accused of causing death by dangerous driving after an 11-year-old boy was struck and killed by a car in Bristol is due in court later. |
| Hannah Saaf, 27, faces four charges, including failing to stop and report an accident, and will appear at the city's magistrates' court. | |
| Sam Riddall had just left a youth club in Westbury-on-Trym when he was hit by a vehicle on 1 May. | |
| The youngster was with three friends on Eastfield Road when the crash happened. | The youngster was with three friends on Eastfield Road when the crash happened. |
| Ms Saaf, from Bristol, has also been charged with driving without insurance and driving otherwise than in accordance with her licence. | Ms Saaf, from Bristol, has also been charged with driving without insurance and driving otherwise than in accordance with her licence. |
| Avon and Somerset police confirmed that a woman was arrested at Pensford near Bristol on Sunday 10 May. | Avon and Somerset police confirmed that a woman was arrested at Pensford near Bristol on Sunday 10 May. |
| The crash happened just after 2100 BST as Sam walked home from the Henleaze and Westbury Community Church. | The crash happened just after 2100 BST as Sam walked home from the Henleaze and Westbury Community Church. |
| His friends were not hurt but Dr Peter Harbord, the father of one of them, suffered minor injuries. | His friends were not hurt but Dr Peter Harbord, the father of one of them, suffered minor injuries. |
| Sam's father, Martin, 45, and his mother, Rachel, 39, have three other sons aged five, nine and 14. | Sam's father, Martin, 45, and his mother, Rachel, 39, have three other sons aged five, nine and 14. |
| Paying tribute to Sam, they described him as "the most wonderful of boys". | Paying tribute to Sam, they described him as "the most wonderful of boys". |
| "We miss him very much indeed. And we wish he was here with us every second of the day," they said. | "We miss him very much indeed. And we wish he was here with us every second of the day," they said. |