A woman left with a serious injury after being struck by a drunk teenage driver wants her former friend fired from her NHS nurse job.
Natalie Cave and Leanne McGough once shared a close bond before the accident at a campsite in Northumberland.
The life-long friends are seen in a picture sipping beer and posing for a selfie before an Ed Sheeran gig last year.
But that all changed when a glamping trip for Natalie's birthday ended in horror just one month later, reports ChronicleLive .
Her ankle was crushed following the crash and the pain made worse as debris from a nearby campfire drifted into her bloody wounds.
It later emerged the drunk teenage driver had been given impromptu lessons by McGough on the campsite.
But McGough, a respected nurse at Sunderland's Royal Hospital, lied in a bid to avoid blame – only to later admit it to police.
To Natalie's fury, the NHS worker walked free from court.
However, she now faces a hearing to decide whether she should be allowed to continue her career.
As Natalie recovers from her fourth operation in 14 months on her "shattered" ankle, she thinks there should only be one outcome.
"She shouldn't be working now," said the 30-year-old, who left her Greggs job following the August 2018 incident.
"I know it sounds petty, but why should she be able to go to work when I'm unable to?
"She has made my life hell because of her actions and she is still living the good life, and here is me struggling to walk to the toilet."
On Wednesday, Natalie underwent her latest operation and faces another in three months time.
She hopes she will recover from her injuries – which included a broken ankle and ligament damage.
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