Fiona Hodge, 69, has been sentenced to one year in prison for causing the death of Donna Crossman, 53, by careless driving. The incident occurred on June 9, 2024, as Ms Crossman was walking to a Take That concert at Bristol's Ashton Gate Stadium.
Hodge's Citroën mounted the pavement on the Brunel Way flyover, striking Ms Crossman and knocking her off the structure. She died in hospital the following day. Witnesses reported seeing Hodge swerving between lanes before the collision. Hodge had denied the charge but was found guilty by a jury.
Alongside the prison term, Hodge received a two-and-a-half-year driving ban and was ordered to pay £3,000 in court costs.
In a victim impact statement read in court, Ms Crossman's mother, Annette Price, described her daughter as the 'rock of her family' and said her life was 'not insignificant'. She added that the family's lives were 'shattered into a million pieces' by the loss.
Investigating Officer Noelie Poupard stated that no sentence could undo the devastating loss, but hoped the conclusion of proceedings would allow the family to begin to move forward, knowing justice has been delivered.
