Man charged with driving offences, Launceston
Police have charged a man in connection to a road traffic collision at Altarnun, near Launceston involving a van and horse on Sunday 12 January.
The rider of the horse, an eight-year-old child, was airlifted to hospital but has since been discharged as her injuries were not as serious as first thought.
The horse had to be humanely put to sleep by vets at the scene.
Christopher Rogers, 61, of Bolventor, Launceston, has been charged with driving without due care, driving while disqualified, driving without insurance, failing to stop after a road accident and criminal damage.
He has been released on bail and is due to appear before Bodmin Magistrates’ Court on Friday 7 February.