A WOMAN who drove her car into a mother-of-one on a pedestrian crossing has been fined £500 and banned from driving by Brent magistrates.

Pia Jessika Hessellund Ovesen failed to stop on Uxbridge Road, Pinner, in July and caused substantial injuries to Emma Berg, a 32-year-old mother, the court heard.

Ms Ovesen, who lives in Wales, was ordered to pay £300 plus costs of £200 and was disqualified from driving for two years.

The court was told how Ms Berg, from Aldenham, suffered bruising on her face and body after the incident and spent three days in hospital recovering.

The driver was arrested at the scene and charged with driving without due care and attention and failing to stop at a pedestrian crossing.

No compensation was awarded as the court decided the amount would have been much less than that given in civil proceedings.