A 54-year-old woman who ignored the red light in a hit-and-run case has been fined with nearly £1000 after she struck a woman on a pedestrian crossing and carried on without stopping to see if the victim was doing well.
Rukshana Varudi ignored a red light before she hit the woman near Leicester city centre, with her mother, Leicester Mercury reported. Varudi drove on without stopping and was reportedly being followed by a van driver who had witnessed the collision. Rukshana appeared at Leicester Magistrates’ Court to plead guilty to driving without due care and failing to stop at a collision.
Prosecutor Robert Carr told the court, “A witness says he was stopped at the crossing. The lights were red and he could see two pedestrians waiting to cross. They began to cross as the car driven by Mrs Varudi approached. She narrowly missed the other. She failed to stop and the witness followed her car in his van and got in front of it. The pedestrian who was hit was with her mother.”
Appearing in the court without legal representation, she said, "I just want to plead guilty." She was banned from driving for six months and fined £945. She was also ordered to pay the victim surcharge of £95 and prosecution costs of £85.
