A schoolgirl badly injured in a road accident is being sued by a former policewoman who claims the crash ruined her career.

Former West Yorkshire officer Leona Mudd claims she suffered post traumatic stress disorder after the accident involving Hayley Greasley, pictured, forcing her to quit the force.

Now she wants thousands of pounds in compensation for lost pay and pension rights.

Miss Mudd was off-duty when her red Nissan Micra was in collision with Hayley as the youngster, then aged 11, was walking home from school.

Hayley, now aged 13, of Stonegate Road, Eccleshill, had to take six weeks off school after facing two operations on a broken ankle and undergoing intensive physiotherapy.

She is still receiving treatment for injuries suffered in the accident on February 25, 1999.

But Hayley, now a pupil at Hanson School, has received letters from Ms Mudd's solicitors seeking payment for her loss and whiplash. A West Yorkshire police spokesman confirmed that Miss Mudd retired from the force in January 2000.

Hayley's dad, Andrew Greasley, 35, said he was astounded by the compensation claim.

"Hayley did nothing wrong on that day and she is the one that has suffered in all of this," he claimed. "I just can't get my head around it all.

"It's absolutely ridiculous. How does this woman possibly think she can get this type of money from us?

"If she wins it could run into hundreds of thousands of pounds and we just don't have it.

"My daughter has definitely changed since the accident. How do we know that she doesn't have post-traumatic stress disorder as well?

Miss Mudd, formerly of Greengates, declined to comment about her claim for compensation. She is now believed to be working part-time in a sweet factory in Pontefract.

The accident took place in Norman Lane, Eccleshill, as Hayley, her elder sister Carly and a friend were walking home from Swain House School.

Carly, now 14, denied allegations that she pushed Hayley into the road sparking the accident.

A police investigation into the crash ended without either Hayley or Miss Mudd being prosecuted.

"I believe both of my daughters when they say they were not to blame," said Mr Greasley.

"In a statement by a witness it says nothing about Hayley being pushed."

Miss Mudd's solicitors, Leeds-based Russell Jones and Walker, refused to comment but in a letter sent to the Greasley's solicitors, David Yablon, they state: "Our client totally refutes that she is in any way to blame for this accident. Our advice to our client is that she has reasonable prospects of success in proving that the accident was entirely the fault of your client."

But Craig Delahaye, of Bradford solicitors David Yablon, said: "We have plans to sue Miss Mudd subject to liability and I know Mr Greasley feels very strongly about this."