Lorry driver facing M20 elderly motorist death charge

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Image caption, Susan Mellor was killed in the crash on the M20 near Maidstone

A lorry driver has been charged with causing the death of an elderly woman on the M20.

Susan Mellor, 74, died when her Nissan Qashqai and a Mercedes articulated lorry collided on a sliproad near Maidstone on 6 December.

Jaroslav Horvath, 40, from the Czech Republic, was charged with causing death by dangerous driving on Tuesday.

He has been released on bail to appear at Maidstone Magistrates' Court on 24 June.