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Nurse jailed for careless driving over parking row death | Nurse jailed for careless driving over parking row death |
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A nurse has been jailed for causing the death of a mother of two who was flung from a car bonnet following a row over parking. | |
Christine McHugh, 33, climbed on the bonnet of a car being driven by Ophelia Okai-Koi, 52, outside a pub in Barnet, north London, in March 2013. | |
Mrs McHugh was carried along before she fell off and hit a zebra crossing light. She died from head injuries. | |
Okai-Koi, from Barnet, was jailed for 12 months at Harrow Crown Court. | |
She was also suspended from driving for two years after she was found guilty of causing death by careless driving. | |
'Utterly tragic' | 'Utterly tragic' |
The police said Mrs McHugh became involved in a row with Okai-Koi after a dispute over where the defendant had parked her car. | |
As Okai-Koi drove off, Mrs McHugh leant against the bonnet of the car before resting her head and hands on the windscreen, the court heard. | As Okai-Koi drove off, Mrs McHugh leant against the bonnet of the car before resting her head and hands on the windscreen, the court heard. |
The nurse continued to drive off out of the car park at a speed of 10-15mph. Mrs McHugh was thrown off the bonnet, and hit her head on a Belisha beacon. | |
Okai-Koi then left the scene. | Okai-Koi then left the scene. |
An off-duty special police constable who was waiting at a nearby bus stop gave first aid to Mrs McHugh, as did paramedics who arrived soon after, but she was pronounced dead at the scene. | An off-duty special police constable who was waiting at a nearby bus stop gave first aid to Mrs McHugh, as did paramedics who arrived soon after, but she was pronounced dead at the scene. |
A post-mortem examination later gave the cause of death as a severe head injury. | A post-mortem examination later gave the cause of death as a severe head injury. |
Det Con Sam Vennart said: "It is utterly tragic that a row about parking led to the loss of a woman's life. | |
"The family of Christie McHugh have been shattered by this incident." | "The family of Christie McHugh have been shattered by this incident." |
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