A distraught mother ran over a van driver’s toes and “waited for him like a rolling pin” between their two vehicles after he refused to yield.

A court heard Sarah Potter and Allan Margerison became involved in a row after coming head-on along a residential road in Ashford.

The BMW driver insisted it was her right of way, crossed her arms, switched off the ignition and shouted: “I can do this all day”. Mr Margerison said he could too and went outside to smoke a cigarette.

Potter then mounted the pavement in an attempt to push past the van, pinned the driver with his wing mirror, pinned him against the vehicle, ran over his feet and left the scene.

Mr Margerison has been left without feeling in his toes and walks with a limp as he is in constant pain.

Potter, who works for National Rail’s prosecution department, was later arrested and charged over the incident in Hunter Road on June 6 last year.

She denied driving without due care and aggravated assault but was found guilty of both after a trial in September.

The 50-year-old, of Evans Road in Willesborough, Ashford, returned to Medway Magistrates’ Court on Thursday to be sentenced – and was allowed to keep his license despite the road accident.

The court heard that Margersion had driven her son to a fishing trip which had to be canceled due to his injuries.

Lucy Fish, prosecuting, said: “He pulled out to pass some (parked) vehicles and met her vehicle in a cul-de-sac and she shouted that it was her right of way.

“She then crossed her arms and turned off the ignition and said: ‘I can do this all day’, and Mr Margerison said he could too and got out of the vehicle to have a cigarette.

– Witnesses said she was particularly angry. She started her car, stepped onto the sidewalk and hit him on the left arm with her wing mirror.

“Mr Margerison was then rolled between the two vehicles and his feet were run over.

“He fell to the floor and she drove off. We (CPS) say the car was used as a weapon, her driving was careless and there was a high level of aggression to the nature of her driving.”

Magistrates were also told that Margerison, who also works for the railway, must take time off work because of his injuries.

His victim impact statement also revealed that his daily life had been affected as he had been left without any sense of sensation in his toes.

He also had an ongoing condition with his knee that had worsened since the incident and the pain often kept him awake at night.

This has been sad and traumatic for both parties…

Nathan Fitzpatrick, defending, told judges that during the trial when Mr Margerison gave evidence about his degenerative knee condition, he was unable to distinguish whether the incident had aggravated it.

He said Potter is married with two sons, is of good character and has a previous conviction dating back to 1999.

She has been on sick leave from work with anxiety and depression since the confrontation.

He added: “This has been sad and traumatic for both parties. In her pre-sentence report the author mentions how she has been traumatized by this incident and I ask you to take that into account.”

The court heard that at the time Potter had been caring for elderly family members including her father-in-law, who has since died as a result of terminal prostate cancer.

Mr Fitzpatrick added: “It was a resistance and he was a bigger gentleman.

“It was stressful and she had anxiety and was scared. She put up the curb to end it.

“There was no intent to injure and there was no reckless driving up to that point.

“She acted out of fear but reacted badly. She tried to maneuver away but there wasn’t enough room.”

He said there was no intention to use the car as a weapon, adding: “It was reckless behavior that resulted in the injury.”

The bench was told Margerison made a civil claim for compensation through the Motor Insurers’ Bureau which was still pending.

Magistrates placed Potter on a 12-month community order which will see her complete 120 hours of unpaid work and endorsed her license with eight points.

She was also ordered to pay £650 in court costs and a £114 victim surcharge. She will pay what she owes to the court with interest at £50 a month.

The chairman of the bench said: “Be careful now you have eight points on your licence.”

Speaking to KentOnline after the hearing, Margerison said he was surprised Potter had been allowed to keep her licence.

“I travel over the site many times a day and often think about how the incident could have been much worse,” he said.