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Apology after hit-and-run victim thrown out of Doncaster pub | Apology after hit-and-run victim thrown out of Doncaster pub |
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A pub chain has apologised after a woman who suffered brain injuries in a hit-and-run was refused service when staff mistakenly thought she was drunk. | A pub chain has apologised after a woman who suffered brain injuries in a hit-and-run was refused service when staff mistakenly thought she was drunk. |
Danielle Stoton, 19, went to The Gatehouse, Doncaster, with her mother Michelle on Saturday to meet a friend. | Danielle Stoton, 19, went to The Gatehouse, Doncaster, with her mother Michelle on Saturday to meet a friend. |
But Miss Stoton was refused service at the bar, despite showing a card explaining her medical condition. | But Miss Stoton was refused service at the bar, despite showing a card explaining her medical condition. |
Pub owner J D Wetherspoon said: "This was an error and one which we wholeheartedly apologise for." | Pub owner J D Wetherspoon said: "This was an error and one which we wholeheartedly apologise for." |
Miss Stoton suffered brain injuries, leaving her with slurred speech, in a hit-and-run in Armthorpe, Doncaster, in August 2014. | Miss Stoton suffered brain injuries, leaving her with slurred speech, in a hit-and-run in Armthorpe, Doncaster, in August 2014. |
'Real setback' | 'Real setback' |
Her mother said it had been a "huge step" in Danielle's rehabilitation to go into a pub and order drinks and she had been apprehensive before the visit. | Her mother said it had been a "huge step" in Danielle's rehabilitation to go into a pub and order drinks and she had been apprehensive before the visit. |
She admitted Danielle had sworn at bar staff after being refused service, but was still asked to leave after showing the pub's manager a card detailing the effects of her injuries. | She admitted Danielle had sworn at bar staff after being refused service, but was still asked to leave after showing the pub's manager a card detailing the effects of her injuries. |
"The front lobe damage to Danielle does cause short temper", she said, but added the experience had "been a real setback", for her daughter. | "The front lobe damage to Danielle does cause short temper", she said, but added the experience had "been a real setback", for her daughter. |
Mrs Stoton said the effects of her daughter's injuries were still "really raw after bringing Danielle up for 18 years to be independent". | |
Wetherspoon's spokesman Eddie Gershon said Miss Stoton should have been served by a staff member at the pub on Priory Walk. | Wetherspoon's spokesman Eddie Gershon said Miss Stoton should have been served by a staff member at the pub on Priory Walk. |
"We will be retraining our staff in relation to this incident and will carry out a full investigation", he added. | "We will be retraining our staff in relation to this incident and will carry out a full investigation", he added. |
The driver who hit Danielle was sentenced to eight months in prison and a two-year driving ban after pleading guilty in May. | The driver who hit Danielle was sentenced to eight months in prison and a two-year driving ban after pleading guilty in May. |