Driver guilty of causing ex-Wales netball team manager Crossman's death

Driver guilty of causing Take That fan's death2 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleDawn Limbu,BristolandAndy Howard,BristolBBCFiona Hodge told the court she had no recollection of the moments before the fatal crashA woman has been found guilty of killing a pedestrian who was on her way to a Take That concert.Fiona Hodge, 69, of St Werburgh's, Bristol, had denied responsibility for the death of 53-year-old Donna Crossman who was hit by her car and died as she walked to the concert at Bristol's Ashton Gate Stadium in June 2024. Hodge told Bristol Crown Court she had "no recollection" of the moments leading up to the crash. She has since been diagnosed with epilepsy by neurologists.But after more than six hours of deliberations on Monday, a jury found Hodge guilty of causing death by careless driving. She will be sentenced at a later date.Stephen PriceDonna Crossman died while on her way to a Take That concert Judge Peter Blair KC said: "It was an enormously sad and tragic case for everyone involved."He thanked the Crossman family for their dignity throughout.Adam Vaitilingham KC, prosecuting, previously told the court that Donna, who was from Bridgend in Wales, had been walking across Brunel Way on the way to the concert at Ashton Gate Stadium on 9 June with two friends.Hodge was driving a red Citroen and had two friends in the car with her after spending the day walking in the Mendips.The car driven by Hodge went up onto the pavement, narrowly missing the two friends, and sent Donna over the roadside railings, the court was told. Stephen PriceDonna's dad said she was "perfect" and "adventurous"Her family arrived in Bristol at around 22:30 BST, and Donna, a former manager of the Wales Netball team, died at about midnight.Donna's father, Steve Price, previously described his daughter, who served for more than two decades in the RAF, as "perfect" and "adventurous". He said: &qu...