Katie Lomas give two thumbs up as she leaves court (Picture: Cavendish Press)

A drink-driver who left her ex-boyfriend with brain damage after crash smiled and gave a thumbs up as she left court a free woman.

Katie Lomas, 20, who doesn’t have a driving licence, mowed down Dean Heaney at 40mph during a 4am ‘jousting’ game moments after he got out of the vehicle.

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Heaney, 22, who has a child with Lomas, was left with brain damage, a punctured lung, fractures to the ribs and ligament damage.

But the young dad said he is ‘fuming’ after Lomas walked away with a two year suspended prison sentence.


He told Sunday People: ‘She’s laughing at justice.



‘She’s got nothing for what she did. She’s used our child to get an easier sentence.’

Lomas did not have a driving licence at the time of the incident (Picture: Cavendish Press)

The pair had been arguing in the back seat of a friend’s car when Heaney got out of the vehicle in Stalybridge, Cheshire.

He appeared to be playing a ‘jousting’ game with oncoming cars when Lomas got in the driving seat and ran him over, a court heard.

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Lomas stopped the car and told onlookers: ‘What have I done?’

Tests showed she was eight points over the drink drive limit.

The ex-girlfriend pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving, drink driving and having no license or insurance.

Lomas has a four-year-old son with her ex (Picture: Cavendish Press)

She received a suspended sentence after a judge said she did not want to ‘wreck’ the life of her four-year-old son.

Prosecuting, Mark Kellet, said there was ‘animosity’ between the pair after a break up on New Year’s Eve 2015.

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Heaney remained in intensive care until February 10

‘He cannot work as a result of the accident and this has caused him great difficulty,’ he added.

Lomas was also ordered to complete 100 hours unpaid work. She cannot apply for a driving licence for two years and must take an extended driving test.