Motorist, 65, hit postwoman with his Jaguar in South Shropshire and left her with fractured skull and broken leg

Michael Gill, aged 65, hit the victim with his Jaguar F Pace 4x4 on the B4367 at Little Common, Craven Arms on April 10 last year.

Telford Magistrates Court was told how the Royal Mail employee had parked her vehicle with the hazard lights on and got out, wearing a high-vis jacket.

She went to open one of the sliding doors on the side of her van when she was hit by the wing mirror of Gill’s car.

“She was knocked off her feet into the air and landed on the floor,” said Shakeel Ahmed, prosecuting.

It was said that Gill continued driving for a short distance before turning round and returning to the scene.

A CT scan confirmed that the victim sustained multiple injuries including a fracture to her shinbone, skull fractures, a broken bone in her hand and a traumatic brain injury.

She has also suffered from hearing loss and, as of March this year, was on a one-year waiting list for surgery to her ear.

The victim said she has suffered post traumatic stress disorder after the incident and has needed help from loved ones with basic tasks like getting dressed. 

She said her mental health has suffered and she has been “in a very dark place”.

Gill, of Arbor Cottages, Aston-on-Clun, Craven Arms, pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by careless driving. He has no previous convictions.

District Judge Joseph O’Connor adjourned Gill’s sentencing to December 17 back at the same court.

“It is a very serious matter which you face,” he told Gill. “You have entered a guilty plea and you will be given credit in due course.”

A pre-sentence report will be prepared.

Gill was granted unconditional bail but banned from driving in the interim.