Drunk nurse who knocked father-of-three 6ft in the air struck off
Drunk nurse, 34, who knocked father-of-three 6ft in the air with her car moments after she was kicked out of a nightclub is struck off
- Charlotte Brown, 34, drove her VW at three-and-a-half times the drink drive limit
- Mark Davies, 48, was left with ‘life-changing injuries’ after the crash
- Brown was kicked out of a nightclub for her behaviour less than an hour before
- Mr Davies lost the use of his right arm and is unable to walk without support
A nurse who knocked a man 6ft in the air on a drunken night out, has been struck off.
Charlotte Brown, 34, drove her black Volkswagen Polo at three-and-a-half times the drink drive limit before she smashed into Mark Davies.
Self-employed joiner Mr Davies, 48, had been walking home from his night out on January 28 when Brown’s VW ploughed into him at around 40mph.
The father-of-three was left with ‘life-changing injuries’.
Brown, who has been registered as a mental health nurse since September 2017, was kicked out of Club One47 due to her behaviour less than an hour before she got behind the wheel.
Charlotte Brown was jailed for 16 months and handed a two year and eight month driving ban
She briefly stopped before she drove off and crashed outside a magistrates court as her car flipped on its roof.
Passers-by attempted to help her following the smash – but she ran away from the scene and was arrested at her boyfriend’s home.
She claimed to have no memory of what happened until she was pulled from her upside-down vehicle.
Mr Davies suffered such serious injuries that he spent the following three-and-a-half months after the incident in hospital.
It caused him severe head and brain injuries, multiple facial fractures, and deep injuries to his thighs.
Mr Davies was left with severe head and brain injuries, multiple facial fractures, and deep injuries to his thighs
He has also lost the use of his right arm, cannot speak properly, and is unable to walk without support.
Brown, a mother-of-one who had no previous convictions, was struck off for a minimum of 18 months in a disciplinary hearing by the Nursing and Midwifery Council hearing.
She had earlier been jailed for 16 months in Caernarfon Crown Court.
Brown, of Llandudno Junction, pleaded guilty to drink driving, causing serious injury by careless driving and failing to stop after a road accident.
Defending Lisa Judge said the night was not a reflection on the ‘true Charlotte Brown’ who is a mum-of-one and a nurse.
The court heard Brown had written a letter of apology to the Davies family.
Judge Nicola Saffman said they were some of the ‘most serious’ injuries she’d ever seen.
Brown was jailed for 16 months and handed a two year and eight month driving ban and was ordered to complete an extended driving test.
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