A man has been charged with driving dangerously and at speed before hitting a pedestrian — leaving her seriously injured on a Dundee street.
John O’Neil, 31, of the city’s Rosebank Street, appeared at Dundee Sheriff Court after he was held in connection with an incident last November.
O’Neil made no plea or declaration in relation to one charge on petition, during a hearing held in private.
He is charged with causing serious injury to Naomi Ahmad, who was 19 at the time, by driving a car dangerously at Byron Street — near to its junction with Bruce Street — on November 14 last year.
It is alleged that O’Neil drove at excessive speed for the weather conditions.
And it is further claimed that he failed to see Ms Ahmad — who was a pedestrian crossing the roadway — and collided with her.
The incident is said to have caused her injury and damage to his vehicle.
The case was continued for further inquiries and O’Neil was given bail meantime.
An ambulance crew and specialist trauma team was dispatched to Byron Street — in the Law area of the city — after the teenager was allegedly struck by a car on the evening of November 14.
The Tele told at the time how paramedics were on the scene within minutes of being alerted just after 11pm.
Ms Ahmad was cared for at the roadside before being conveyed to hospital for treatment. The road was cordoned off for a time while police carried out their inquiries.
In the aftermath of the incident, Ms Ahmad’s mum Roxan spoke to the Tele of her shock about what had happened.
There was praise for the medical staff who had helped to treat Ms Ahmad in the aftermath of the incident.
Ms Ahmad, a beauty and make-up student at Dundee and Angus College, was said to have left to travel to her job as a bartender at Underground nightclub before she was injured.
She later told the Tele how she “couldn’t wait” to get back to work and college following her recovery.
Police confirmed at the time that they’d charged someone in connection with the incident.
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