A County Antrim Gaelic footballer has appeared in court accused of causing serious injury to a pedestrian in a hit and run.

In October 2024 a woman in her 30's was hit by a van on the Glenravel Road in Martinstown leaving her with "potentially life-changing" injuries.

Appearing in the dock of Ballymena Magistrates' Court, 26-year-old Kavan Keenan confirmed he was aware of the two charges against him, both allegedly committed on 26 October last year.

Keenan, from Millfield in Ballymena, is accused of causing grievous bodily injury by driving carelessly on the Glenravel Road and with aggravated vehicle theft causing serious injury.

The charges arise after a Peugeot Partner van struck a pedestrian Glenravel Road in Martinstown just before 9pm.

The allegedly stolen van left the scene once

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