Louise O'Neill’s death came 18 days after she was hit by a black Ford Puma on Nelson Road Central in Great Yarmouth, just metres from where she lived in Bath Hill Terrace. 

The driver initially stopped and got out of the vehicle, but then returned to the car and drove away from the scene at around 11pm on August 8. 

Miss O'Neill, 33, was initially taken to the James Paget Hospital, Gorleston before being airlifted to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge due to the severity of her injuries. 

Louise O'Neill, right, pictured with her sister Lorna (Image: Supplied by family)

In the impact of the collision, the woman, who suffered from autism, had her pelvis and leg broken, three ribs fractured and one of her lungs punctured. 

Upon arrival at Addenbrooke’s, she was put in an induced coma, but later died on August 26 with severe organ damage after an infection had spread. 

An inquest into her death was recently opened at Norfolk Coroner’s Court, where her provisional cause of death was revealed. 

It was provided to the court as primarily “septic shock and multi-organ failure” due to "necrotising fasciitis of trunk and limbs” because of “multiple traumatic injuries following a pedestrian road traffic collision (RTC)”. 

Following her death her younger sister, Lorna O'Neill, set up a GoFundMe page to raise funds for the funeral. To date, more than £3,000 has been raised. 

Louise O'Neill, right, pictured with her sister Lorna (Image: Supplied by family)

Following the incident, Kyle Meades, 25, from Marham Road, Lowestoft, has been charged with failing to stop at an RTC, failing to report an RTC, driving without a licence and driving with no insurance.  

He is due to appear at Great Yarmouth Magistrates’ Court on July 6. 

A further review will take place at the coroner’s court in August. 

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