Family horrified as woman is spared jail after mowing down girl, 10, and leaving her in a wheelchair
Bobbie Tighe, 10, was left in a wheelchair and still needs counseling after being knocked down by the car Joanne Beven, 41, was driving.
A mother who was banned from driving reportedly mowed down a 10-year-old girl and bolted from the scene leaving the child unconscious and bleeding in the middle of the road.
On November 6, 2018, Joanne Beven's car hit young Bobbie Tighe when she was crossing Redcar Road in Sunderland while on her way home from school, Daily Mail reports. The mother of three had been banned from driving a year earlier and her brakes weren't functioning properly at the time of the incident, but she drove nonetheless. While the 41-year-old woman drove off after crashing into the young girl, she later turned herself in. She has now been handed a suspended sentence in court, thereby leaving the victim's family at a loss for words.