A WOMAN is facing jail after pleading guilty today to causing the death of a schoolboy in a road collision.
Zoe Bennison, of Hylton Close, Hartlepool, will return to Teesside Crown Court to be sentenced next month.
The 26-year-old admitted causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving during a brief court hearing.
The accident happened on Marina Way, Hartlepool, not far from where the youngster lived with his parents.
He was airlifted to hospital - after suffering head, pelvis and spinal injuries - where his family kept a bedside vigil.
The local community gathered at a church where 1,200 candles were lit, and blue balloons were released.
At a moving funeral service, he was describe as being full of energy with "a cheeky smile and sparkly eyes".
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