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| Seghill woman, 80, killed by best friend in parking blunder | |
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| An 82-year-old woman killed her best friend in a "tragic" parking blunder after a school reunion. | An 82-year-old woman killed her best friend in a "tragic" parking blunder after a school reunion. |
| Joyce Nainby was standing by the side of Patricia Tulip's car when her friend mistakenly hit the accelerator instead of the brake. | Joyce Nainby was standing by the side of Patricia Tulip's car when her friend mistakenly hit the accelerator instead of the brake. |
| The 80-year-old was hit by the open car door and knocked unconscious. She died of a head injury 10 days later. | The 80-year-old was hit by the open car door and knocked unconscious. She died of a head injury 10 days later. |
| Tulip admitted causing death by careless driving and was ordered to do 100 hours of unpaid work. | Tulip admitted causing death by careless driving and was ordered to do 100 hours of unpaid work. |
| Newcastle Crown Court was told the pair had gone to school together about 70 years ago and had been best friends. | Newcastle Crown Court was told the pair had gone to school together about 70 years ago and had been best friends. |
| The pair had just returned from a reunion when Tulip parked the car outside Mrs Nainby's home in Gosforth, Newcastle, and had to jump back in when it started to roll backwards. | The pair had just returned from a reunion when Tulip parked the car outside Mrs Nainby's home in Gosforth, Newcastle, and had to jump back in when it started to roll backwards. |
| But instead of braking, she accidentally pressed the accelerator and hit the grandmother of six. | But instead of braking, she accidentally pressed the accelerator and hit the grandmother of six. |
| 'Completely devastated' | 'Completely devastated' |
| The defendant, who wept in court, felt a "great deal of remorse" for the accident on 18 September 2018 and had written a letter of condolence to the family, the court heard. | The defendant, who wept in court, felt a "great deal of remorse" for the accident on 18 September 2018 and had written a letter of condolence to the family, the court heard. |
| Witnesses said Tulip, of Seghill, Northumberland, was a trusted and competent motorist with many years' experience. | Witnesses said Tulip, of Seghill, Northumberland, was a trusted and competent motorist with many years' experience. |
| In addition to the community order, she was banned from driving for three years but the court heard she had voluntarily given up her licence. | In addition to the community order, she was banned from driving for three years but the court heard she had voluntarily given up her licence. |
| Judge Amanda Rippon said the loss had "completely devastated" the Nainby family. | Judge Amanda Rippon said the loss had "completely devastated" the Nainby family. |
| "As a result of a series of careless errors, your car very sadly became the implement responsible for your old and great friend's tragic death," she said. | "As a result of a series of careless errors, your car very sadly became the implement responsible for your old and great friend's tragic death," she said. |
| "There is no sentence that I can give that will bring back Joyce Nainby for her family, or for you." | "There is no sentence that I can give that will bring back Joyce Nainby for her family, or for you." |