Thursday, January 3, 2008

Grandma waits for pay-out; ACCIDENT: Sylvia recovering

Grandma waits for pay-out; ACCIDENT: Sylvia recovering.(News)

Byline: By Ben Griffin CRIME REPORTER

A GRANDMOTHER who survived a freak accident in Coventry is waiting to hear what compensation she will receive.

Sylvia Norburn was injured in Deedmore Road, Wood End, in July 2005, when a trailer came loose from a passing van and hit her.

Mrs Norburn is now waiting for news of compensation and is awaiting a shoulder operation.

Two men who who were charged in connection with the accident have walked free from court.

The 63-year-old suffered massive injuries, including a fractured jaw, skull, shoulder blade and spine, a broken leg, broken ribs, smashed teeth and a punctured lung.

The grandmother-of-four's recovery amazed doctors, and although she is disabled, she is back at home with her husband Colin in Monkswood Crescent, Henley Green.

After the incident a 54-year-old man was charged with dangerous driving and using a vehicle in a dangerous condition.

But now the dangerous driving charge has been discontinued, and he received an absolute discharge after pleading guilty to using a vehicle in a dangerous condition.

A 37-year-old was charged with aiding and abetting using a vehicle in a dangerous condition, but was found not guilty after a trial.

Both cases were heard at Coventry Magistrates' Court.

Mrs Norburn said she had not wanted the men to be punished.

She said: "I didn't really want anything to happen to him the driver, because he must be suffering stress."

Mrs Norburn was a dinner lady at Moat House Primary School in Deedmore Road, Wood End, before the accident.

The mother-of-three said: "I am restricted with movement. I hardly go out at all, only with my husband in the car or in the wheelchair.

"I haven't been out on my own since the accident, I sit in the house all the while. I used to be active and go around, but I can't now."

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