A WOMAN has been charged with causing death by careless driving following a fatal accident in Hampshire.

Susan French, 51, of Chancel Road, Locks Heath, was driving a Peugeot 106 that was in collision with a Kawasaki motorcycle.

The accident happened at the junction of Salisbury Road and Pauletts Lane, Totton, on February 24.

The Kawasaki was being driven by David Herridge, 44, of Shelley Road, Totton, who was seriously injured and died at the scene.

Ms French also badly hurt in the accident and spent several days in Southampton General Hospital.