Motorist Lewis Griffiths-Bungard pleads guilty to causing death of Jill Stevens in crash on Old Milton Road, New Milton
A MOTORIST has admitted causing the death of a retired district nurse in a hit-and-run crash in New Milton. As reported[1] in the A&T 75-year-old Jill Stevens was pronounced dead at the scene after the collision on Old Milton Road, near New Milton Baptist Church, on 24th March last year.
Lewis Griffiths-Bungard (26) of Hale Avenue, New Milton, pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving when he appeared at Southampton Crown Court. He also admitted driving without insurance or a licence, and will be sentenced at the court on 6th February.
Jill, a retired district nurse who lived in nearby Compton Road, was described as "like a living angel" in a tribute given by her sister Sue Render.
Jill had devoted her entire life to caring for others, looking after the sick - even after retiring from nursing - including both parents.
Determined to work in the medical profession from a young age, she began training at the Great Ormond Street children's hospital in the mid-1960s and later moved to Burley to care for her father. In 1986 she moved to New Milton, where she became a district nurse and cared for her mother. After retiring in 2006 she volunteered at Lymington hospital until the pandemic hit, and then supported those self-isolating or shielding.
Jill enjoyed travelling with her cousin Antony Stevens, visiting destinations including Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Canada.
Sue added: "She was a wonderful and caring sister. "She was devoted to her nieces and great-nieces, even though she never married or had children herself. "She was like a second mother to all of them.
"She was like a living angel."