Overview
- Following Friday's closing speeches, the judge told the Bristol Crown Court jury they would soon retire to consider their verdict.
- Fiona Hodge, 69, denies causing death by careless driving and pleads not guilty by reason of insanity, which in law covers a medical episode such as an epileptic event.
- Her Citroën C1 mounted the Brunel Way flyover pavement in June 2024 and struck Donna Crossman, who fell from the bridge and later died while walking to a Take That concert.
- Two neurologists said a complex partial seizure was the likely cause, with Professor Simon Shorvon estimating a 70–80% chance and Dr Colin Mumford revising his view to 55–65%.
- The prosecution says careless driving is more plausible, pointing to normal MRI and EEG results, witness reports of swerving and missed turns, and Hodge’s first police interview where she said she did not think she had a medical episode.