A pensioner who struck an eight-year-old boy with her Land Rover at a school crossing in Aberdeenshire has avoided a roads ban.
Elizabeth Grieve failed to stop at the pedestrian crossing which serves pupils from two nearby primary schools.
She collided with and injured the youngster who was on his bike at the crossing on September 29, 2020.
The 69-year-old originally denied a dangerous driving charge, but at a trial diet earlier this year admitted an amended careless driving charge.
Grieve was not present when her case was called as a sentencing diet at Peterhead Sheriff Court but her solicitor spoke on her behalf.
‘It was a horrible experience for all’
Defence agent Stuart Flowerdew said the crossing patroller was not in the middle of the road at the time but was approaching it.
“It was a horrible experience for all concerned,” he said. “It was horrible for my client and for the eight-year-old child involved and his family.
“It’s fortunate nobody was seriously injured.”
The court heard the woman holds an otherwise clean license and that her doctor has issued a letter stating he has no concerns about her ability to drive.
Sheriff Christine McCrossan spared Grieve, of South Nittenshead, New Pitsligo, a roads ban. She instead handed her four penalty points and a £420 fine.
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