A heartbroken neighbour said she wished she could have saved a Chilwell pensioner who died after being pushed to the floor by a drunk motorist. Neil Robinson, 75, was crossing Ranson Road after going out for a coffee on December 16 last year when he encountered James Gill.
Gill, who was on bail for violence in Sheffield, seemed to "purposefully" swerve his car in the direction of Mr Robinson, who was crossing from behind a bus. After an exchange of words, a bus driver saw Gill push over Mr Robinson, Nottingham Crown Court heard.
He died from head injuries six days later - on his grandson's ninth birthday. Louise Welmsley, whose house has a view of the road on which it took place, said she wished she could have helped Mr Robinson.
