A momentary lapse in concentration which saw a pedestrian knocked down has resulted in a 47-year-old woman receiving five penalty points.

Linda Johnston with an address of Blunnick Road, Florencecourt was found guilty of driving without due care and attention at Fermanagh Magistrates Court on Monday.

The court heard on May 31, 2018 police were tasked to the car park of a Spar shop on the Sligo Road at around 10.45am to respond to reports that a pedestrian had been hit by a car.

When they arrived they observed a Volkswagen Golf stationary in the car park of the shop. They spoke to the defendant, who was the owner of the car and the injured party at the scene.

The officers then looked at CCTV of the car park and saw the defendant driving into the car park in her car and hitting the pedestrian.

Johnston was cautioned and made full admissions.

Gary Smyth, defence solicitor, described the incident as a "momentary lapse of concentration" from his client and fortunately the incident did not have a more serious outcome. He said Johnston had co-operated fully with police at the scene, during interview and throughout the investigation.

Mr. Smyth said that his client regrets the incident and the inconvenience caused. He added that the defendant lived in a rural area and her licence was important to her.

Medical documents were handed into District Judge Michael Ranaghan which showed how the incident had troubled and impacted the defendant.

Judge Ranaghan agreed with Mr. Smyth when he said it was a momentary lapse of concentration after viewing the CCTV of the incident.

He took into account the impact the incident has had on Johnston however he could avoid the aggravating feature that was the injured party in all of this.

However, Judge Ranaghan said he would not be disqualifying Johnston for this momentary lapse and gave her credit for her clear record and early plea and issued her with five penalty points and a £175 fine.