Woman suffered broken foot after being hit by a Nissan Navara driven by Castlerock motorist at car park
A woman suffered a broken foot after she was struck by a Nissan Navara and ended up in a flower bed as she walked in the car park of The Junction retail park in Antrim town.
Jason Russell (33), a construction site manager, of Drumagully Road near Castlerock, pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention on September 29 last year whilst doing around "5mph".
A defence barrister said the defendant was "coming round the bend" and a pillar in his vehicle created a "blind spot".
At Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena on Tuesday, Deputy District Judge Sean O'Hare viewed video of the collision and said the defendant is "lucky" the charge was "just careless driving".
At the time of the offence the defendant had been on six penalty points.
After the collision the judge noted the defendant waited with the woman until her daughter arrived.
The defendant was given four penalty points and was fined £250.