Wealthy businessman’s partner mowed down elderly man with Range Rover

Driver, 34, who mowed down elderly man with her Range Rover is ordered to pay him the equivalent of one month’s ‘pocket money’ she gets from her wealthy boyfriend

  • Liana Tyson, 34,  hit Brian Viner, 77, with Range Rover while leaving Sainsbury’s  
  • Victim suffered a broken hip and fractures to ribs plus cuts to back of his head 
  • She admitted careless driving, ordered to pay Mr Viner £1,000 compensation
  • Court heard unemployed Tyson receives £12,000 ‘allowance’ from her partner

Liana Tyson, 34, (pictured outside court)  has been ordered to pay 77-year old Brian Viner damages worth just four weeks of the allowance she gets from her partner

A wealthy businessman’s girlfriend mowed down an old man with her Range Rover and left him bedbound in hospital for five months.

Liana Tyson, 34, from Altringham, Greater Manchester, has been ordered to pay 77-year old Brian Viner damages worth just four weeks of the allowance she gets from her partner.

A court heard she receives £12,000 a year from her partner – but was told to pay just £1,000 compensation to Mr Viner after she ploughed into him while she was leaving a Sainsbury’s supermarket.

Mr Viner suffered a broken hip and fractures to his ribs plus cuts to the back of his head and has been left immobile since the accident last July 15 in which was propelled up to 25 metres by the force of the impact.

He underwent a tracheotomy resulting in him having to fed through a tube and he is still being treated in Manchester Royal Infirmary today. 

Tyson, who has a £300,000 flat in a luxury apartment complex in Altrincham, Greater Manchester initially claimed Mr Viner crossed the road without looking and she didn’t see him crossing, the court heard.

But she changed her statement after being shown CCTV of the incident which showed the right hand side of her three year old Range Rover Sport worth an estimated £41,500 hitting Mr Viner. 


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Witnesses said the car appeared to be in a rush and swerved round a corner before hitting Mr Viner. The OAP said he recalled checking left and right and thought it was safe to cross.

At Manchester magistrates court, Tyson, who doesn’t work but gets a £1,000 a month allowance from her unnamed partner, admitted careless driving and was also fined £166 and ordered to pay costs of £85.

A court heard she receives £12,000 a year from her partner – but was told to pay just £1,000 compensation to Mr Viner after she ploughed into him while she was leaving a Sainsbury’s

She also had her licence endorsed with six points meaning she will not be banned from the roads. Tyson admitted seeing Mr Viner but said she was unable to avoid him.

Prosecutor Holly Holden said the 2.30pm incident occurred as Mr Viner was crossing a road towards Sainsburys in Altrincham. Miss Holden said: ‘He recalled checking left and right and thought it was safe to cross.

‘The next thing he heard as he was crossing the road causing him to stop was screeching from a car and a possible car horn, before something hit him to the left side of his body, he didn’t know what hit him.

‘The next thing he remembers was waking up in hospital where he has remained there since the accident. He said he couldn’t begin to imagine an accident would have affected his life still, he has been receiving treatment for quite some time.

‘He has been moved to a different ward and a a result of the accident he has numerous fractured ribs and a fractured left hip. He has become immobile since the accident. He was sedated and ventilated for a short period of time and has since had a tracheotomy and he is unable to eat and is fed through a tube twice a day. He is still being treated to this day.

‘Due to the tracheotomy he lost his voice for a while, but that is slowly coming back. There were civilian witnesses at the scene who said out of the corner of their eye, they saw a car swerving round the corner and it seemed like it was in a rush.

‘The couple believed it travelling at 30mph and it seemed an excessive speed to take a corner. It was difficult to describe as they didn’t see the car for a long period before the collision but they described the pedestrian walking across a red coloured pavement, he was halfway across when they heard a black car come out quickly.

‘They heard the car hit the gentleman with a thud and he was thrown into the air as the car appeared to shunt him five or six metres down the road. But it was also said he travelled 25 metres. They didn’t hear the sound of brakes applied.

‘The defendant stopped upon impact and was arrested and interviewed. She told police she was the driver of the vehicle and said the victim was hit in the left side of her car. She said the victim crossed the road without looking and she didn’t see him crossing.

‘But once the CCTV was showed to her, it revealed that Mr Viner was on her right hand side and she did not apply her brakes and her brake lights were not activated. She then stated she hit the gentleman on the right side and answered no comment to the rest of the questions asked of her.

‘The Crown say she wasn’t looking into the junction for hazards and not looking for pedestrians. She didn’t give way, and she was travelling at excessive speed.’

In mitigation defence lawyer Peter Grogan said: ‘She makes it clear then and she makes it clear now that she is really sorry that he was injured though she is glad to hear he is recovering.

‘She said earlier in the day she was travelling at a normal speed and then suddenly became aware of a pedestrian who had stopped in the road without warning. She said as soon as she saw him she was unable to avoid him.

‘She believed he had not looked before stepping into the road and this could be a contributory element. But she accepts in the cold light of day that in her peripheral vision, she should have been looking out for hazards.

‘She has accepted this was her responsibility for what was a very unfortunate incident. She has been driving for half her life and her license is currently clean and she has no points.

‘She has a long term partner who is a businessman. She doesn’t work, she’s in receipt of money for allowance and housekeeping from her partner of £1,000 per month. She does pay for some outgoings. She accepts her responsibility for her part in the accident.’

In a statement Tyson said: ‘I am really sorry he was injured. I hope everything goes well with his recovery. I braked as soon as I saw him. I believe he stepped into the road when the red light was clearly showing.’ 

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