'Tireless' ward nurse killed by driver who grabbed cloth to wipe windshield

A nurse who had worked "vigorously" in the Covid wardwas crossing the road to meet a friend when acar pulled her out. } and died.

The driver's girlfriend, Winston Hagston, 58, said at 7:15 a.m. last January to wipe her frosted windshield her windshield just seconds before crashing into her. I was reaching out for her hand.

Butcher said that despite the driver behind her honking her horn to warn that Alison Pattison had begun crossing, she did not make it in time for her, Hull said. Criminal court heard.

Hull's Hagston admitted that careless driving led to the death of a 60-year-old woman, Hull Live reports.

Prosecuting Charlotte Baines stated that Mrs. Pattison had two sons with her, Alan and Andrew, who she was six years old and who had been married since she was four years old. said to have raised him alone.

Trained in the early 1980s for 40 years.

She began working in the endoscopy department at Castle Her Hill Hospital eight years before her.

When the pandemic began, she was reassigned to the Covid-19 ward during the pandemic.

Ms Baines told the court: The bus stop Alison walks to. They often talked about her plans for her retirement and her travels abroad was something they wanted to do.Alison also had a keen interest in gardening.

Mrs. Pattison was crossing a pedestrian crossing when she was hit by a black Dacia Duster car driven by Hugston.

Ms. Baines said, "It was too late, and the front of the Dacia hit Alison Pattison, throwing her into the air.

"Then the Dacia stopped immediately.

Another driver pulled over and called an ambulance on the phone.

A woman driving in the opposite direction also saw a nurse at a crosswalk and believed that Hugston was going too fast on her approach to the crosswalk. she heard a loud noise.

Mrs. Pattison's friend Caron arrived on the scene and she said, "I can't find my friend. We meet every morning to go to work."

Hugston said at the scene:

He had negative drug and alcohol tests. The car was wrecked in the accident, but there were no defects that would have led to the accident.

Mrs. Pattison's cause of death was severe brain damage with a fracture of her skull. Hugston had been convicted of three previous crimes.

Mrs. Pattison's son, Andrew, revealed in a statement that he had read in court that his mother had "touched the lives of so many people."

He said: "To us, she was our world. She was a totally positive person who would do anything for everyone."

Tom Ghent settled and said: As such, he doesn't think about what happened to Mrs. Pattison and her loved ones, and the pain he suffered.

"Defendant's misconduct is a result of

he stated:

"He did not intentionally take risks. was not drinking alcohol or taking drugs.”

Ghent added: "He has a good driving record. I am devastated by the loss he has caused. I am frustrated at not having the opportunity to convey my apologies to Mrs. Pattison's family. This was deliberately not taken a risk." A kind man, and guilt-stricken over the disastrous consequences of his actions."

Judge Sophie McCone said in court that Mrs. Pattison had raised her sons alone and made many sacrifices. She said she was a "devoted and loving mother" who paid her dues.

Justice told Hugston:

Judge McCone told Hugston: “I acknowledge that your reflection is genuine and deeply felt.

"I had to stop as soon as my vision was obscured. A few meters before the collision, I could not see Mrs. Pattison at a bright intersection. The brakes failed. It wasn't fully applied or the brakes weren't on at all.I approached a crosswalk and didn't take evasive action."

Hugston was sentenced to 10 months in prison and a 2 years and 5 months driving ban. I was punished. He showed no emotion as he was led downstairs from the dock to his cell.

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