Woman who crashed into school had suffered seizure

The crash, in April 2024, left a large whole in a wall of the school

A woman who crashed a car through the wall of a primary school had suffered a seizure at the wheel, a court has heard.

Joanna Murray, 41, admitted dangerous driving after the crash on 22 April last year, which saw her white Mercedes crash into The Beacon Primary School in Everton, Liverpool, at 08.30 BST, shortly before the school was due to open.

At Sefton Magistrates' Court, District Judge Paul Healey accepted a basis of plea in which Murray said she could not remember the incident but later discovered she had had a seizure.

She said she had been driving her son to school.

She said she was on medication but at the time had not suffered such an episode for two years.

The car crashed into The Beacon Primary School on Heyworth Street, Everton

She accepted she had not disclosed her medical condition to the DVLA.

Murray, of Queens Drive, Liverpool, was due to stand trial for failing to provide a specimen but the case was adjourned to 9 December as a witness was unable to attend.

The judge said the crash caused "catastrophic damage", but added: "Thankfully no-one was injured."

The defendant, who was in tears during much of the hearing, was granted unconditional bail.