Woman admits causing Portglenone crash but has 'no real memory of it'

Two children and their mother were taken to hospital after a collision at Portglenone's Ballymena Road.

They were in a car involved in an accident caused by the driver of another vehicle who also taken to hospital.

The collision happened on the Ballymena Road in Portglenoneplaceholder image
The collision happened on the Ballymena Road in Portglenone

That driver – Malgorzata Bojarska, 51, of Orchard Court in Portglenone – pleaded guilty to careless driving on Thursday June 20.

A prosecutor told Ballymena Magistrates' Court the defendant was “trapped” in her vehicle following the collision.

The collision caused “significant” damage.

A defence solicitor said the defendant had “no real memory” of what happened and “could only assume that this was a momentary lapse of judgment”.

He said his client “suffered very serious physical injuries as a result of this”.

The defendant was given nine penalty points and was fined £300.

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