A Zebulon woman accused of running down a Wilson teenager made her first court appearance Monday.

Mattie O'Neal, 74, told police she thought she had hit a pothole last Sunday night, so she kept driving.

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Raheem Kelly, 15, died in the incident and his friend was injured.

Police say O'Neal was driving home from a church service when it happened.

Police say she does not have a criminal history.