Summary
A 67-year-old Herefordshire woman whose careless driving caused a ‘catastrophic accident’ that left another woman badly injured has been banned from the roads for two years. Fannina Banes, of Bryngolwg, Madley, Herefordshire, was driving a Range Rover on the B4215 past Highleadon Filling Station between Newent and Gloucester when the crash happened on March 5, last year (2025).
Details
She pleaded guilty at Cheltenham Magistrates Court last week to causing serious injury to a woman by driving without due care and attention. Banes was banned from driving for two years and the court ordered that she must pass an extended driving test before going back on the road. She was also fined £461 and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £184 surcharge.
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The court stated that it had been a “catastrophic accident following lapse of concentration with serious injuries to other driver.” However, the magistrates said, Banes was a person of good character and did not need support from the probation service as part of the sentence.
Report source: Punchline Gloucester
