Driver with misted windscreen hits woman on zebra crossing

A PENSIONER ran over a woman at a zebra crossing and broke her leg in three places when she couldn’t see her through a misted windscreen.

- PHILIP DEWEY

The victim said she had been unable to take part in Ironman and triathlon events she was due to take part in as a result of her injury.

Bernadette Dukes, 75, was driving her Volkswagen Golf in Cardiff on December 19 last year when she struck Janet Ebenezer near Heath High Level train station.

Mrs Ebenezer was walking across a zebra crossing when she was hit by the car, which had a misted windscreen.

A sentencing hearing at Cardiff Crown Court heard Mrs Ebenezer was on her way to work and had parked her car before walking to the train station.

‘As she made her way along Heath High Road and approached a zebra crossing she could see a vehicle travelling towards her from the right-hand side but it appeared to be slowing down.

Mrs Ebenezer believed it was safe to cross but as she was halfway across the road she realised the car was not stopping and the vehicle hit her.

A witness saw the collision and shouted for Mrs Ebenezer to stop but it was too late.

Prosecutor Nik Strobl said the victim was thrown into the air and landed onto the bonnet of the car before falling to the ground and hitting her head.

Mrs Ebenezer could see her left leg was at an angle and knew it was broken. She was also in excruciating pain.