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Drunk woman who nearly crushed man's head after flipping her car outside pub avoids prison

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Stanford, S. (2026, September 14). Drunk woman who nearly crushed man's head after flipping her car outside pub avoids prison. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16129805/Drunk-woman-flipping-car-avoids-prison.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-09-14 · by Sophia Stanford

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Sharon Gall, 32, was arrested after causing a dangerous car accident outside the Cock Inn pub in Bartley Green, Birmingham on February 17, 2024. Video footage shows Gall reversing her Volkswagen Golf at high speed and crashing into another vehicle, which flipped over and nearly crushed a bystander's head. Blood tests revealed Gall had an alcohol level of 171 milligrams per 100 milliliters, more than double the legal limit. Despite the severity of her actions, she was sentenced to 15 months in jail suspended for two years and banned from driving for 18 months.
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On February 17, 2024, Sharon Gall, a 32-year-old woman from Northfield, Birmingham, was caught on camera reversing her red Volkswagen Golf at high speed outside the Cock Inn in Bartley Green. She crashed into another car, causing it to overturn and nearly crushing a man's head by inches. The incident occurred after she had been involved in an altercation outside the pub and was asked to leave due to intoxication. Police arrested Gall shortly afterward; blood tests revealed her alcohol level at 171 mg per 100 ml, well over the legal limit of 80 mg per 100 ml for driving. Despite the severity, Birmingham Crown Court decided against sending Gall to prison and opted for alternative sentencing.

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Sharon Gall, 32, was caught on camera reversing her red Volkswagen Golf at speed outside the Cock Inn in Bartley Green, Birmingham , and smashing into another car, causing it to overturn in the early hours of February 17, 2024 Birmingham Crown Court heard last week that the crash happened after Gall, from Northfield, was involved in an altercation outside the pub after being ordered to leave
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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source A drunk woman who narrowly avoided crushing a man’s head after flipping her car outside a pub has been spared jail. asserted
who → see → jail
Sharon Gall, 32, was caught on camera reversing her red Volkswagen Golf at speed outside the Cock Inn in Bartley Green, Birmingham, and smashing into another car, causing it to overturn in the early hours of February 17, 2024. asserted
it → catch → February
Birmingham Crown Court heard last week that the crash happened after Gall, from Northfield, was involved in an altercation outside the pub after being ordered to leave. asserted
Gall → hear → pub
Video footage shows a group of people surrounding her car moments before she suddenly shot backwards in reverse. asserted
she → show → reverse
In the heart-stopping footage, a man standing nearby was sent sprawling into the road as Gall’s car flipped over, missing his head by inches. asserted
car → stop → inches
Despite the terrifying near-miss, the court heard the man she almost crushed was not injured. asserted
she → hear → miss
Police swooped and arrested Gall, who is currently employed, and took her to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital where a sample of her blood was analysed. asserted
sample → swoop → blood
Tests revealed she had 171 milligrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood, more than double the legal limit of 80 milligrammes. asserted
she → reveal → milligrammes
A drunk woman who narrowly avoided crushing a man’s head after flipping her car outside a pub has been spared jail asserted
who → avoid → jail
Sharon Gall, 32, was caught on camera reversing her red Volkswagen Golf at speed outside the Cock Inn in Bartley Green, Birmingham , and smashing into another car, causing it to overturn in the early hours of February 17, 2024 Birmingham Crown Court heard last week that the crash happened after Gall, from Northfield, was involved in an altercation outside the pub after being ordered to leave asserted
Gall → catch → pub
Another woman was also taken to hospital although her injuries were not believed to be life-changing, West Midlands Police said at the time. asserted
Police → take → time
Gall admitted to the court dangerous driving and drink-driving. asserted
Gall → admit → driving
She was sentenced to 15 months in jail, suspended for two years, and was banned from driving for 18 months. Gall was also ordered to complete 25 days of rehabilitation activity and serve a 90-day alcohol abstinence period. asserted
Gall → sentence → period
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