A 91-year-old driver left a pedestrian with a broken shoulder after hitting him with her car at a Tesco car park in Dunfermline.
Sylvia Crossan accelerated her Renault Modus forward and struck the 67-year-old man before colliding with another parked vehicle.
She then turned 180 degrees and hit a pillar at the Winterthur Lane site on January 19 this year.
Dunfermline Sheriff Court heard the pensioner surrendered her licence to police days after the incident.
Crossan, of Dalcross Way, Dunfermline, pleaded guilty by letter to causing serious injury to the pedestrian by driving carelessly.
Car did 180 degree turn after crash
Sheriff Krista Johnston said, given the accused’s age, she was prepared to deal with the case in her absence.
Fiscal depute Jonathan Bruce said the incident took place at around 11:25am.
“The accused attended the car park in the vehicle she was driving,” he said.
“She stopped within the space then accelerated forward, colliding with (the pedestrian) who was walking past, which knocked him to the floor.
“The vehicle continued moving, striking another parked vehicle, completing a 180 degree turn and colliding with a pillar in the parking structure about 20 metres away from the parking space”.
The pedestrian suffered a fractured shoulder as a result.
Crossan surrendered her driving licence to police nine days later, the court heard.
Witness saw man on the ground
A photograph shared with The Courier at the time showed a car sitting next to a pedestrian crossing in the undercover car park with its front end smashed in.
A shopper told us they had exited a lift into the car park and saw an elderly lady who appeared to be in shock sitting and talking to a young woman.
“We could see the car and there were paramedics tending to a man lying on the ground.
“He was talking to them as they put a neck brace on him.
“There were shards of plastic everywhere, and the bumper of the car was sitting a few feet from where the car stopped.
“The Tesco staff were attending with the police and helping to clean the debris away – and as we left, the fire service arrived.”
Admonished
Sheriff Johnston told the court that Crossan has written an extensive letter explaining how this incident of carelessness came about and how regretful she is.
The sheriff highlighted that Crossan had held a driving licence for 55 years without incident.
Sheriff Johnston said: “So, in her absence, I will admonish her and will impose disqualification, which is redundant in the circumstances as she has renounced her driving licence but I will impose disqualification for one year”.
The court heard the woman has no previous convictions.
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