A young child was left with permanent brain damage after getting struck by a learner driver.

23-year-old Madison Lorraine McKenzie was driving through Woody Point, Australia, back in November when she plowed into a 2-year-old boy, leaving the child with severe brain injuries.

After the horrific collision, it was revealed that the young woman was driving under the influence of alcohol. It has also come to light that she was a learner driver who was driving unsupervised at the time of the incident.

Further investigation also confirmed that McKenzie was driving at least 61 km/h in a 50 km/h zone.

According to the reports, the collision took place as the young boy was learning to ride a bike alongside his older brother and his parents. It is said that the child attempted to cross the road at the same time McKenzie came around the corner.

As the young woman insisted at the scene of the crash, she didn’t see the child on the road because she was busy picking up the phone that she’d accidentally dropped.

Now, the 23-year-old was sentenced to four years in prison by Brisbane District Court Judge Brian Devereaux.

She was also banned from driving for five years.

“No amount of punishment for you is going to make the boy better or ease the family’s burden. This was a very serious example of dangerous operation of a vehicle. It is inescapable that you actually go to jail,” the judge said.

Meanwhile, the boy’s family released a tear-jerking statement in which they said McKenzie “destroyed” the child’s future.

“Before November 2021 I was living my best life with two gorgeous healthy little boys, my husband and a good job,” the boy’s mom said.

“Then all came crashing down. He can no longer talk, walk, or go to the toilet by himself. He has multiple seizures and will need 24-hour care for the rest of his life, if it is not cut short as I’m told it might be.”

Our thoughts are with the boy and his family during this challenging time.

 

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