Overview
- The case, which opened Monday at Bristol Crown Court, centers on Fiona Hodge’s not guilty plea on grounds of insanity, a legal term the defence says covers epilepsy.
- Prosecutors argue she drove without proper care and point to negative drink and drug tests and her on‑scene denial that she had a medical episode or lost consciousness.
- Donna Crossman, who was walking to a Take That concert with two friends, was struck, knocked over the flyover wall onto a BMX track below, and later died of her injuries.
- Two women driving behind told police the red Citroën kept swerving into the bus lane before it mounted the kerb, and their accounts were shown to the jury on a police body‑worn video.
- Hodge’s passengers said they noticed no issues until the car suddenly drifted left onto the pavement, and one recalled Hodge saying, “Oh God, I think I’ve killed someone,” with a defence epilepsy expert due Tuesday.