Women dies after being hit by car on crossing

Flowers have been laid at the scene on Carholme Road

A woman has died after she was hit by a car on a pedestrian crossing in Lincoln.

Maria Cristina Cherino Munoz, 55, died from her injuries following the incident on Carholme Road on 13 May.

Ms Munoz's family described her as a "hugely positive person who always put others before herself".

Lincolnshire Police initially charged Tarequl Islam, 32, of Lindum Avenue, Lincoln, with causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

He was also charged over driving without third-party insurance and driving without the relevant licence.

Ms Munoz's family said she arrived in the UK 25 years ago to study at the University of Hull and never returned to her native Spain, having "made a life for herself here".

She moved to Lincoln in the early 2000s and worked at the University of Lincoln in its International Business School. Later she worked as a ward clerk at Lincoln County Hospital.

Cristina Munoz's family said she was "well known in the local community"

"Cristina was a caring and loving mother who was always fit and active and adored exercising with her dogs," her family said.

"As a mother, she was so protective of her family and friends, and her death has left a huge hole in our lives.

"We will take her lessons in life of being happy and positive to heart and will never allow her memory to be forgotten as her spirit lives on within us."

Mr Islam appeared at Lincoln Magistrates' Court on 15 May.

He is next due to appear at Lincoln Crown Court on 12 June, where the charges will be "subject to review", police said.

The incident happened just before 20:00 BST and involved a red Peugeot 107.

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