Woman in induced coma after being hit by out of control car in Tuggerah
A woman waiting in the street for her husband to pick her up was last night in a coma in hospital after a car ploughed into her at a Central Coast car yard, sending her hurtling 9m through the air.
A woman waiting in the street for her husband to pick her up was last night in a coma in hospital after a car ploughed into her at a Central Coast car yard, sending her hurtling 9m through the air.
The 35-year-old mother, who is being treated at John Hunter Hospital, had just dropped off her car for a service on Johnson Rd in Tuggerah when she was struck about 8.40am yesterday morning.
She was left with severe head and internal injuries.
As she waited for her husband to pick her up outside the Nissan and Mazda service centre, the out-of-control Mitsubishi Lancer careered into her, throwing her into the neighbouring Coastwide Cars forecourt.
The impact sent her flying over a 2m fence.
“The 35-year-old woman suffered serious head and internal injuries, as well as fractures to her arms and legs, and was flown to John Hunter Hospital in a serious condition,” police said in a statement.
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The car continued into Coastwide Cars, where it smashed into three vehicles, hitting one with such force that it was rolled over onto its roof, before coming to a rest on top of it.
“A sedan travelling east on Johnson Rd has hit a woman who was sitting outside a motor vehicle dealership after dropping off her car,” the police statement said.
“The sedan continued into the dealership where it crashed into a number of parked cars.”
The 27-year-old male driver of the car and his female passenger were taken with minor injuries to Gosford Hospital, where he underwent mandatory blood and urine tests.
In the early hours of this morning, police from Brisbane Waters Police charged the man with dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, and negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm.
His driver’s license was suspended before he was released on conditional bail.
He will front a magistrate in Wyong Local Court on January 16.
“They’ve hit her, sent her 30 to 40 feet (10-12m),” Coastwide Cars co-owner Tony Ratcliffe said
“The fence was seven foot (2m), she cleared that by a metre … over three rows of cars and she slammed against the side of a car and came down.”
Mr Ratcliffe, who watched CCTV footage of the crash from his car dealership, said his rattled staff helped the woman before paramedics arrived and she was rushed by helicopter to Newcastle’s John Hunter Hospital in a serious condition.
“Our staff were just trying to keep her OK because she was in a bad way,” he said.
Mr Ratcliffe said four of his employees tried to deliver first aid to the woman who was “breathing OK” and coherent.
“Our staff were just trying to keep her OK because she was in a bad way.” he said.
“There was a bone sticking out the bottom of her leg and she’d been hit in the head.
“It was pretty horrific … very nasty. Hopefully she’ll be OK.”
Mr Ratcliffe said the car tore through Coastwide Cars’ front fence before damaging three parked cars and pushing one with enough force over about 10m to roll it onto its roof.
Mr Ratcliffe said the driver and his female passenger “just rolled out of the car, it was up in the air … and fell to the floor and (they) were a bit shell-shocked”.
“My car’s a write off and there’s another two cars that I’ll have to repair,” he said.
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