Overview

• Jurors at Ipswich Crown Court were sworn in on July 24 to decide whether Colin Kirby-Green’s driving constituted dangerous or careless conduct.
• Prosecution and defence agree a pedal error led the automatic car to accelerate backwards, and CCTV shows it striking shopper Patricia Jepson twice.
• Kirby-Green attends proceedings remotely after Judge Martyn Levett ruled he is unfit for in-person appearances due to advanced dementia and frail health.
• Witnesses allege he drove away without stopping and visited a garden centre before reporting the collision.
• Patricia Jepson was airlifted to hospital after the August 23, 2023 accident and died nine days later, and jurors will continue hearing evidence this week.