Drug-driver admits causing death of woman, 89

Doreen Raynor died in hospital after the crash

A drug-driver has admitted causing the death of an 89-year-old mobility scooter rider in a crash in Nottingham city centre.

Doreen Raynor died in hospital after being hit by Rayner Middleton's Audi in Huntingdon Street on 4 March 2023.

On the scheduled first day of her trial at the city's crown court, the 31-year-old admitted causing death by driving without due care while over the specified limit for a controlled drug.

Middleton, of Nelson Road, Arnold, Nottinghamshire, had been found to have an excess of benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine, in her system when the crash happened.

She was handed an interim driving disqualification and is due to be sentenced at the same court on 10 July.