Woman died after being accidentally run over by daughter, inquest told

September 14, 2022

Pensioner, 93, died after she was run over by her daughter who accidentally reversed into her in her Audi A3 while she was putting her bins out, inquest hears

Doris Breen was accidentally run over by daughter Hazel Smith, an inquest heard
Ms Breen, visiting Ms Smith in Eckington, Derbyshire, was taking the bins out
Ms Smith reversed in her Audi A3 and did not see her mother on the driveway

A 93-year-old pensioner died after she was accidentally run over by her daughter who was reversing her Audi A3 as her mother was putting the bins out, an inquest has heard.

Doris Breen, from Walesby, near Newark suffered a traumatic brain injury after she was knocked to the ground outside her daughter Hazel Smith’s house in Eckington, Derbyshire.

Ms Smith was reversing her car out of the garage into the driveway at around 2.15pm on Monday May 2 this year, she told Chesterfield Coroner’s Court in a statement, and did not know that her mother had walked behind the car to put some rubbish into one of the bins.

As Ms Breen started to return to the house, Ms Smith moved the car backwards striking her mother and knocking her to the ground.

Ms Smith said that before setting off she did check her mirrors and simply didn’t see her mother. She only stopped the car when she heard the crash.

Doris Breen suffered a traumatic brain injury after she was knocked to the ground outside her daughter Hazel Smith’s house in Eckington, Derbyshire (stock image)

Ms Smith said that before setting off she did check her mirrors and simply didn’t see her mother. Pictured is High Street, Eckington (stock image)

The pensioner suffered an injury to the left side of her head but was conscious and talking. She was taken to Chesterfield Royal Hospital and arrived at their Accident and Emergency Department where a number of scans and tests were carried out.

It was determined that Ms Breen had suffered a traumatic brain injury as a result of the collision.

The next day Ms Breen was transferred to the Portland Ward but her condition started to deteriorate and it was decided that she should be placed on end-of-life care.

Ms Breen’s death was investigated by Derbyshire police and the file was sent to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), however, the CPS determined that there wasn’t enough evidence to continue with a criminal investigation, the inquest heard (stock image)

At 11.20pm on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, nurses on the ward noticed that Ms Breen had stopped breathing and her death was pronounced a short time later.

Ms Breen lived alone in Walesby but had been visiting her daughter for a few nights a week in Eckington.

The day of the accident they were at her daughter’s house planning to go out for dinner.

Addressing the hearing at Chesterfield Coroner’s Court, Assistant Coroner, Miss Susan Evans ruled that Ms Breen had died as a result of an accident after being struck by her daughter’s car, hitting her head on the ground and suffering a traumatic brain injury along with other injuries.

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