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Apr 2023
Driver fined for seriously injuring pedestrian in Killinghall
A woman has been fined for a collision in Killinghall which left a father of young children with serious injuries.
Susan Marshall hit the man with her car as he used the pedestrian crossing near the Tesco Express shop in the village at around 5.15pm on Monday, January 30 this year.
She pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by careless driving at Harrogate Magistrates' Court today.
The man, who was named in court, had to be taken to hospital by ambulance. His ankle was broken in several places and he had significant bruising to his hip, as well as a haematoma on his brain.
He had to have an operation to insert two plates into his ankle and was kept in hospital for four days for observation.
The cast on his ankle had only recently been removed and he was still having physiotherapy, the court heard.
Prosecutor Alison Whiteley said:
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The court heard the collision took place in the dark in heavy traffic, when weather conditions were good. Ms Marshall, 56, pulled out of the Tesco car park to turn right and travel north on the A61 towards Ripley.
A passenger in the car behind said the lights on the pedestrian crossing ahead of her turned red, but Mrs Marshall failed to slow down. She collided with the pedestrian, who was knocked to the ground.
Defending, Andrew Coleman of Watson Woodhouse solicitors said Ms Marshall's record to that point was otherwise unblemished, without even any points on her driving licence.
Describing the collision as a "momentary lapse in concentration", he said:
He told the court she had worked as a carer for 30 years and, faced with losing her licence, was determined to continue in her job, despite a two-mile walk from her home in Town Street, Shaw Mills, to the nearest bus route.
Magistrates imposed a £500 fine, £200 victim surcharge and £85 costs on Ms Marshall, along with a 12-month driving ban.
They said compensation for the victim was not for the court to decide and would be arranged through their insurance companies.
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