Overview
- The 55-year-old teaching assistant from Pickering lost her right leg above the knee after a driver overtaking a car and a bus hit her Volkswagen Up near Thornton-le-Dale on 17 April 2024.
- She was airlifted to hospital, spent about two-and-a-half weeks in a coma and roughly three months in hospital before beginning specialist rehabilitation.
- Irwin Mitchell secured insurer-funded admission to STEPS Rehabilitation and later an undisclosed settlement to provide lifelong support, including a custom prosthetic.
- The driver, Milosz Danisz Malkowski, pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by careless driving and in July received an 18-month prison term and a two-year driving ban at York Crown Court.
- Odell has resumed her teaching role, taken part in a 5km parkrun using a mix of walking and wheelchair use, and is urging motorists to take greater care on the roads.