Lisa Jane Chapman pleaded guilty to causing serious harm by dangerous driving after running over her husband’s friend

A mum-of-two has pleaded guilty to causing serious harm by dangerous driving after she ran over a friend, leaving him in chronic pain and infertile.

A drugged and drunk woman left her husband’s friend in chronic pain and never able to have more children after running over him in her driveway.

Lisa Jane Chapman left the 26-year-old man with a broken neck after loud music muffled out the sounds of his screams on June 5, 2021.

A victim impact statement was read to the District Court by the prosecutor.

The victim said he was told he was lucky to be alive after suffering a broken neck, which required pins and bolts.

Lisa Chapman pleaded guilty to causing serious harm by dangerous driving. Photo: Facebook

“I could have been a quadriplegic or paraplegic. I was told that I was placed in an induced coma,” he said.

“I had broken teeth, movement was excruciating and breathing because of all my broken ribs was unbearable.

“I was told I’d never be able to have more children, which is something I wanted to do should I be lucky in love ever again.”

The victim said he had to give up his passion of motorbike riding and now can only walk a few hundred metres and has lost 50 per cent of movement in his neck.

“I feel she would have felt me under the car and would have heard my screams just as the neighbours did, but she kept on driving,” he said.

“She’s able to get on with her life, have more children and put this all behind her but for me life will never be the same.”

The Eyre mother-of-two pleaded guilty to causing serious harm by dangerous driving.

Benjamin Armstrong, for Chapman, 34, read out an apology letter from his client.

“I should have never gotten into the driver’s seat that night … Please accept my sincere apology, although I know an apology will never be enough to make this better.”

Mr Armstrong told the court Chapman came home from work and started drinking alcohol and had some lines of cocaine with her husband and his friend.

The court heard there were discussions about the victim’s car being moved and Chapman hopped in the car.

The court heard the significantly intoxicated victim was in front of the car and then laid down in front of it, which is when Chapman ran him over after not realising he was there.

Mr Armstrong said Chapman felt the bump but didn’t recognise what it was and the music in the car was loud so she didn’t hear the victim’s screams.

Judge Burnett said another reason is why she didn’t hear him was because she was intoxicated.

The court heard Chapman’s blood alcohol range was estimated between 0.076 and 0.133 at the time of the offending.

The court heard Chapman – who faces a minimum ten years driving disqualification – will lose her job as a sales representative as a result.

Judge Michael Burnett will sentence Chapman next month, telling her he wouldn’t be sending her to jail for the “gruesome” incident which was recorded on CCTV.