North Belfast man in court over Ballysillan Road crash
Pacemaker A 39-year-old man has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a woman was knocked down and killed in north Belfast.
Martin Alexander Nelson of Ardoyne Road faced 11 charges, including burglary and driving while disqualified.
Lisa Gow, who's believed to be the mother of two young children, died after being hit by the car on the Ballysillan Road on Thursday morning.
Mr Nelson refused to appear in the dock.
The court was told that he accepted his role in and responsibility for the crash.
The hearing also heard that he has expressed remorse and was sorry for the victim. He has been remanded in custody to appear in court again next month.
PACEMAKERA children's playpark is close to the scene of the incident.
One man, who lives yards away from where the woman was killed, told the BBC he was "devastated" by what had happened.
He said some members of his family knew the woman.
"They just liked her," he said.
"They remember her from when they were younger, when they were 17 or 18 and just running around together, them and a few other friends, and they were devastated as well.
Pacemaker"One of my sons, a bit like me, got very sentimental over it and started to cry because he knew her very well."
He said many young children would walk to primary school along the road: "Thank the good Lord that they weren't involved.
"It's very, very sad."
