US EditionWoman who killed baby in crash outside hospital has sentence reduced
- On June 21, 2023, Bridget Curtis drove an automatic BMW 520d that mounted a kerb and struck eight-month-old Mabli Cariad Hall's pram outside Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire.
- Curtis pressed the accelerator by mistake due to pedal confusion, causing the car to travel 28 metres at over 29mph in about four seconds before hitting Mabli, who later died from fatal head injuries on June 25 in hospital.
- Mabli was the youngest of six siblings, had just said 'Mama' the day before, and her parents expressed deep grief describing her as bright, beautiful, and so full of life with much planned for her future.
- In January, Curtis was sentenced to four years in prison after admitting to causing a fatal accident through dangerous driving the previous September; however, a panel of three judges later deemed the sentence too harsh, reducing it to three years and extending her driving disqualification to seven and a half years.
- The court accepted Curtis's genuine remorse and determined the incident was a tragic lapse of concentration without intent to harm, acknowledging the dangerousness but mitigating factors in sentencing and disqualification decisions.
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Driver who killed baby in pram during 'lapse of concentration' has sentence cut - The Mirror
Bridget Curtis pressed down on the accelerator of her automatic BMW 520d car after stopping outside Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, causing it to mount a kerb
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Driver who killed eight-month-old baby in pram has sentence reduced
Bridget Curtis, who is now 71, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving.
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