- Alanda Pike is alleged to have been over the limit with her daughter in the car
- Pike’s vehicle was involved in a collision with a van and daughter Louisa May died
- Pike, 34, from Shaftesbury, Dorset, has been charged with causing her death
A mother accused of drink driving has been charged with causing her three-year-old daughter’s death after their car crashed in Dorset.
Alanda Pike was at the wheel of a Vauxhall Astra when it collided with a Ford Transit on the A354 at Thickthorn Cross, Blandford Forum in Dorset on August 24.
Pike, 34, was flown to Southampton General Hospital by air ambulance alongside her daughter Louisa May while the van driver, a 44-year-old woman, was taken to Salisbury District Hospital.
A mother accused of drink driving has been charged with her daughter’s death after a crash on the A354 at Thickthorn Cross, Blandford Forum in Dorset (pictured)
Both drivers were later released from hospital but the three-year-old girl died the next day.
Now a police spokesman has confirmed Pike has been charged with causing her daughter’s death.
A spokesman for Dorset Police said ‘A woman has been charged in connection with a fatal collision in Blandford in which a three-year-old girl died.
‘At 7.52am on Thursday 24 August Dorset Police was informed by the ambulance service of the collision between a white Ford Transit van and a silver Vauxhall Astra on the A354 at Thickthorn Cross.
‘The driver of the Astra – a 34-year-old woman from Shaftesbury – and her three-year-old daughter were flown by air ambulance to Southampton General Hospital.
‘The driver of the van – a 44-year-old woman from Salisbury – was taken to Salisbury District Hospital for treatment.
Alanda Pike, 34, appeared at Poole Magistrates Court (pictured) and is facing charges including causing death by careless driving while over the prescribed alcohol limit
‘Very sadly the three-year-old girl passed away on Friday August 25. The drivers of both vehicles were subsequently released from hospital.
‘A 34-year-old woman from Shaftesbury was today charged with causing death by dangerous driving, causing serious injury by dangerous driving and causing death by careless driving while over the prescribed alcohol limit.’
Pike appeared at Poole Magistrates’ Court and is due to appear at Bournemouth Crown Court on October 5.
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