Wolverhampton delivery man charged with hit-and-run death
A delivery man from Wolverhampton has been charged with causing a woman's death by dangerous driving following a hit-and-run in Birmingham.
Tomas Marcinkus, of Second Avenue, Low Hill, is accused of striking 35-year-old Claire Mackenzie with his vehicle and causing her death.
She was found collapsed in the early hours of November 11 last year in Sutton New Road, Erdington.
Despite the efforts of paramedics nothing could be done to save her and she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Marcinkus has also been charged with failing to stop at the scene and failing to report the collision to the police.
The 29-year-old accused will appear at Birmingham Magistrates' Court on Thursday.
Following the crash, Ms Mackenzie's parents paid tribute to their daughter and released a photograph of her holding her baby nephew.
In a statement, they said: "Our beautiful fun-loving daughter Claire has been taken from us.
"We ask, as a family, to be given time and privacy to grieve for our sudden loss."
Ms Mackenzie's friends said she was a Birmingham City supporter, keen angler and familiar face in Erdington where she had lived.
And flowers were left in her memory near where the crash took place on what is a dual-carriageway.
A pre-inquest hearing was held at Birmingham Coroner’s Court in April but was adjourned while prosecutors continued to consider the case.
