THE aunt of a teenager who tragically died after being hit by a car has paid tribute to him as a “kind and loving boy” ahead of a charity walk.

Ally Smith, the aunt of Freddie Coleman, is preparing to take part in a ten-mile charity walk to raise cash for charity Grief Encounter” to “keep his memory alive”.

Freddie, 15, passed away after being hit by a car last November in Billericay as he walked to Mayflower High School.

Ally, 55, has paid tribute Freddie as a “kind, loving and cheeky” boy who was well-known by the community for being a “handy and helpful character.”

She said: “Freddie was a lovely boy, and he was cheeky, he was at that age and was growing up.

“He was very kind and loving, letters from his school friends showed us things about him we didn’t get to see, like him waiting with girls at the bus stop to make sure they got the bus, parents thanked him for being upstanding, he was a go-to boy.

“A lot of my clients, I work as a cleaner, knew Freddie and he would come out with me, he was well-known in the area since he was a young boy and we were all broken by it.”

Ally and the group are aiming to raise £1,000 for Grief Encounter, which supports families of bereaved children.

The aunt added that Freddie’s funeral amazed the family as a full convoy of bikers rode through Billericay as part of his final send-off.

She said: “There was no preparation, it was such a life that was gone, everything he could have been was snatched away.

“He had all his plans, he was going to be an electrician and he was going to do his GCSEs, it is the silly things, he will never drive a car, love a partner or anything.

“We wanted to raise money in Freddie’s name to keep him and his memory alive.”

The walk will be five miles from Galleywood to Margaretting and then five miles back, on March 17.

You can donate to Freddie’s just giving page at justgiving.com/page/emma-morris-1709549868676