A driver did not see a car in front and took evasive action into the path of an oncoming car, causing the tragic death of a loving and caring mum. Emma Parkes pleaded guilty on Tuesday (February 21) to causing the death by careless driving of 73-year-old Yvonne Roberts in Budby Road, Cuckney, Newark.
A tearful Parkes, 25, of Cherry Tree Close, North Hykeham, Lincoln, was bailed until March 3 for sentencing at Nottingham Magistrates' Court and was handed an interim driving ban. But the court heard the sad details of the collision which claimed the life of Yvonne Roberts, who was in a red Kira Rio, on April 16, last year.
Parkes, in a black Nissan Duke, with her partner in the passenger seat, had approached a stationary vehicle driven by a witness, the court was told, who had stopped to make a right turn into Hazel Gap Barn. The witness was indicating to turn right and had her brake lights displayed - but the defendant failed to notice that car, said Kelly Shooter, prosecuting.
